Consorcio para el Desarrollo Sostenible de la Ecorregion Andina

In-Situ 2001: E-Conference

Nov 5 - Dec 17

COMENTARIO DE D.LOPE (CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico) A LA PONENCIA DE M.SCURRAH (CIP, Peru)

Siempre que nos planteamos la pregunta "?Quien hace que?" entra en juego el enfoque de genero. Dentro de este contexto es apropiado hacer enfasis en que "Genero" va mas alla de la valorizacion o revalorizacion del trabajo de la mujer. Genero se refiere a hombres y mujeres, a estratos sociales y a grupos por edad. El planteamiento de un enfoque de Genero en el manejo de la agrobiodiversidad nos permite tener una vision mucho mas amplia del panorama local. Dentro del enfoque participativo proporciona una gran herramienta para que los diferentes grupos de "Stakeholders" logremos nuestros objetivos y/o seamos beneficiados con el fruto de la investigacion realizada.

En el trabajo presentado por M. Scurrah et al., estan implicitos varios aspectos de genero. Seria muy interesante que pudieran profundizar un poco mas en ellos. En especial, me parece que seria muy interesante que incluyeran dentro de su trabajo un pequenho estudio enfocado en la consistencia de nombres locales por los agricultores(as) de acuerdo a genero, dado que cuentan con la informacion necesaria.

Un trabajo muy interesante e ilustrativo sobre "Farmer consistency naming" (no desagregado por genero) es el realizado en Marruecos por Mohammed Sadiki et al. que quizas en estos momentos este en proceso de ser publicado. Informacion muy valiosa sobre investigacion participativa, sistemas de semilla, analisis de genero y nombres locales de  variedades entre muchas otras se encuentra concentrada en "A training guide for in situ conservation on farm", publicacion del IPGRI (Jarvis et al., 2000).

Diana Lope-Alzina
CINVESTAV-IPN
Mexico

COMMENTS FROM D.LOPE (CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico) TO THE ARTICLE OF M.SCURRAH (CIP, Peru)

Whenever we ask the question "Who does what?" the gender approach is always mention. Within this context is appropriate to emphasize that the concept of "Gender" involves more than the assessment or revaluation of the work of the woman. Gender refers to men and women, to social strata and to groups by age. The proposal of a Gender approach in the management of the agrobiodiversity allows us to have a much broader vision of the local panorama.

Within the participatory approach, it provides a great tool so that the different groups of "Stakeholders" can achieve our objectives and/or are benefited with the results of the research carried out. In the work presented by M. Scurrah et al., some gender aspects are implicit. It would be very interesting if they could deepen a little more in that theme. Especially, I think that would be very interesting to included within their work a brief study focused in the consistency of the local names given by the farmers or women-farmers in accordance with the gender, in view of the fact that you have the necessary information.

A very interesting and illustrative work about "Farmer consistency naming" (not disaggregated by gender) is the one carried out in Morocco by Mohammed Sadiki et al. that perhaps at this time is in the process of being published. Very valuable information on participatory research seed systems, analysis of gender and local names of varieties among many others is resumed in "A training guide for in situ conservation on farm", publication of the IPGRI (Jarvis et al., 2000).

Diana Lope-Alzina
CINVESTAV-IPN
Mexico