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Physical and biological conditionsSocioeconomic andcultural circumstancesPhysical– Climate– Rainfall– Occurrenceof droughtor flood– Land typeBiological– Pests– Diseases– WeedsSoil andtopographySoil typeSlope●●●●●●●●●Community structures,norms, beliefsKinship (nuclearextended)Caste systemLand tenureInfrastructureMarketsExtension servicesWagesPricesMale and femalehousehold membersResource allocationLand Water Capital Labor Human capital– Education– TechnicalknowledgeLivelihood systemCroppingsystemLivestocksystemOff-farmactivitiesNonfarmactivitiesGoalFig. 1. Conceptual framework for understanding the interrelationship between the environmentand farm-household and gender relations in rainfed lowland rice-based farming systems.in access to and control of resources between male and female members within thehousehold and their communities as a result of norms and traditions that dictate theappropriate behavior and activities of men and women. Studies show that there is anunequal allocation of resources within the households, and that adult female membersand daughters are the most disadvantaged, especially in South Asia (Agarwal1998).It is also assumed that household labor is homogeneous and thus is freely substitutableacross all household tasks, from household to off-farm wage employment.342 Paris et al

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