| Titre | Riz des femmes, riz des hommes au Guidimaka (Mauritanie) | |
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| Auteur | Véronique Blanchard de La Brosse | |
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Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 115-116, 1989 Hydraulique | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Génie rural et génie paysan. Sociétés rurales et techniques hydrauliques en Afrique |
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| Page | 37-58 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Women's Rice, Men's Rice (Guidimaka, Mauritania)
During precolonial times and even still in the first half of the 20th century, Soninke women actively participated in interregional trade. Nowadays, since, unlike men, they do not have the possibility of emigrating, they are the main victims of the village economy's decline. Out of their own production however, they still assume obligations (in particular, providing most of the goods redistributed during marriages) that condition their social status. Their situation has worsened since, in 1981, a National Company of Rural Development introduced irrigated rice as a crop for men, whereas rice production had been in women's hands. The latter's refusal to give up their own fields (and particularly paddy-fields) and go and work in the fields managed by men is the major reason for the non-expansion of irrigated rice in Guidimaka. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1989_num_115_1_3254 |
