Gender relations in agriculture: women in Turkey

Article Abstract:

The effect of technological advances and government policies on women farmers in northeast Turkey was examined. It was indicated that men's work were more capital-intensive than those of the women. Men drove tractors and operated the mechanized equipment. Women had to hoe and weed their fields by hand from 10 to 12 hours a day. Government policies have compelled women to work even harder because of the trend to lessen subsidies to farms. The problems women face are compounded by their low social status and cultural practices demanded by Islam. Government policies should improve the status of women and compensate them for their contribution to industrial productivity.

Sexual division of labor, Women farmers

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An analysis of land leasing in Bangladesh agriculture

Article Abstract:

Land leasing is one of the land tenure systems favored by landowners and tenant farmers in Bangladesh. Leasing is socially acceptable to tenants and it enables families with excess labor force to earn additional income. Factors which families consider in land leasing are the number of family workers, the number of bullocks owned and the size of the land they own. It was also indicated that landowners were partial to tenants with sufficient amounts of workers and bullocks.

Economic aspects, Bangladesh, Land tenure, Rural families, Farm tenancy, Tenant farming

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Migrating and remigration of male household heads in Turkey, 1963-1973

Article Abstract:

Data on individual migration in Turkey from 1963-1973 were analyzed to determine the factors that influence rural residents' migration behavior. Migration and remigration attitudes are attributed to poor labor market conditions such as limited job opportunities, job-related security and unemployment. Results also show that migration flows can be stemmed through the improvement of rural and regional economic structures.

Rural-urban migration, Rural urban migration

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