The organizational pattern of land holdings, land use, and social relationships in agriculture.
Agrarian structure analysis traditionally focused on land ownership and class hierarchy among men; women's land rights, inheritance barriers, and de facto cultivation authority were structurally invisible despite controlling production outcomes.
When analyzing agrarian structure, explicitly map gender dimensions: land tenure by gender, control of outputs, decision-making authority, and access to inputs and credit.
Recognizing women's structural roles in agricultural production and property systems is foundational to understanding both poverty and productivity in agrarian societies.
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