An exploratory review and qualitative analysis of female stakeholders’ perspectives on agrobiodiversity conservation

Gender differences in agrobiodiversity conservation have been largely examined in the literature. Exploration of female stakeholders’ perspectives on agrobiodiversity conservation in different agricultural sectors having diversified economic, social, and institutional contexts is, however, scant. Applying the framework of feminist social-ecological analysis of agrobiodiversity to conduct an exploratory review and qualitative analysis of information collected from focus group and in-depth interviews with female farmers and other female stakeholders in vegetable and aquaculture production in Viet Nam, this study discusses how agrobiodiversity conservation is perceived by female stakeholders in vegetable and aquaculture production. Findings from this study indicate that different female stakeholders’ perspectives on agrobiodiversity conservation in vegetable and aquaculture production are due to diverse sources of loss in agrobiodiversity, levels of resource intensity of the production, and features of the supply chain.