The importance of women to agroforestry in Borneo
Title | The importance of women to agroforestry in Borneo |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1981 |
Authors | Colfer, CJP |
Journal | Pacific Health |
Volume | 14 |
Pagination | 10-13 |
Date Published | 1981 |
Language | English |
Keywords | agroforestry; Borneo; Indonesia; nutrition; women |
Abstract | In Borneo, a group of mountain people of the Dayak tribe recently moved from their old villages in the mountains to a new home by the coast. Though the Dayaks' lives have imprioved in many ways, the children are suffering from the great amount of machine-hulled rice in their new diet (machine-hulled rice is less nutricious than hand-hulled rice). One reason for this is the new availability of outside jobs; there is less time to plant and maintain vegetable gardens. Another is the important part played by women in food production; women are often overlooked in agricultural extension projects. |
Research Notes | Pacific Health is published by the School of Public Health, University of Hawaii/Manoa |