Associate Professor of Human Geography with research foci on conservation and development politics, rural land rights and livelihood changes Address: Tanzania, United Republic of
JOURNAL OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION OF TANZANIA, Dec 31, 2021
Would you say these are trees? In the past, these were used for making sweeping brushes. Trees th... more Would you say these are trees? In the past, these were used for making sweeping brushes. Trees that can protect the soil and water are those that cannot be harvested by their own age mates'
Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, 2020
The transformations of the coffee sector have posed major challenges to rural farmers who have lo... more The transformations of the coffee sector have posed major challenges to rural farmers who have lost an important source of income. However, the way in which such shocks are experienced by families hinges on the gender relations governing families’ production and sale of coffee. In this article, it is argued that in Meru, Tanzania, which once had a strong coffee economy, the production of coffee depended on the subjugation of women by men. The collapse of coffee has created new opportunities for women. They do not mourn its demise, as one might expect from a merely financial perspective. At the same time, women’s new opportunities for income earning and business are also contested by men. The changes in this part of Tanzania in response to recent transformations can only be understood through the gender dynamics, and the contests, they fuel.
JOURNAL OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL ASSOCIATION OF TANZANIA, Dec 31, 2021
Would you say these are trees? In the past, these were used for making sweeping brushes. Trees th... more Would you say these are trees? In the past, these were used for making sweeping brushes. Trees that can protect the soil and water are those that cannot be harvested by their own age mates'
Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, 2020
The transformations of the coffee sector have posed major challenges to rural farmers who have lo... more The transformations of the coffee sector have posed major challenges to rural farmers who have lost an important source of income. However, the way in which such shocks are experienced by families hinges on the gender relations governing families’ production and sale of coffee. In this article, it is argued that in Meru, Tanzania, which once had a strong coffee economy, the production of coffee depended on the subjugation of women by men. The collapse of coffee has created new opportunities for women. They do not mourn its demise, as one might expect from a merely financial perspective. At the same time, women’s new opportunities for income earning and business are also contested by men. The changes in this part of Tanzania in response to recent transformations can only be understood through the gender dynamics, and the contests, they fuel.
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