Bøger af Shalini Srivastava

¿Women are the priority in the field of agriculture. The majority of smallholder farmers in India are women and, in urban areas, yoüre primarily looking at women-led households. So we can¿t solve hunger if we don¿t have gender-sensitive programming that addresses access to opportunities for women, whether it¿s through education or tools for cooking, like solar-powered stoves,¿ says Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the U.N. World Food Programme. As the impacts of climate change become more evident, the world will need to invest in more effective strategies to alleviate hunger and poverty. That means standing with our mothers, grandmothers, and sisters who are farming, as well as giving women farmers the resources they need to nourish both people and the planet.

In many traditional societies, girls are prevented from attaining their full potential because of lower priority placed on educating daughters (who marry and leave the family) and the lower status of girls and women in general. Families may also have concerns about the school fees, girls being taught by male teachers and girls¿ safety away from home. Governments and communities have begun to break down these barriers, however, because of overwhelming evidence of the benefits of educating girls.Few investments have as large a payoff as girls¿ education. Household surveys in developing countries have consistently shown that women with more education have smaller, healthier and better-educated families. The linkages are clear: Educated women are more likely to take care of their health, desire fewer children and educate them well, which, in turn, makes it more likely their children will survive and thrive into adulthood. In addition, girls and women are disadvantaged when it comes to technical and vocational education, in fields such as science and technology that have long been dominated by men.

This book examines bioremediation, which involves processes that reduce overall treatment cost through the application of agricultural residues.