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Africulture: Role-Playing Game on Gender Roles in Subsistence Farming

Experience gender roles in subsistence farming with the simulation game 'Africulture'. Played in 2001, participants managed households, labor allocation, and tough decisions. Explore the challenges of feeding families after harvest and managing multiple households effectively through tough negotiations, all in a fun and educational setting.

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Africulture: Role-Playing Game on Gender Roles in Subsistence Farming

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  1. Africulture: A role-playing game to experience gender roles in subsistence farming

  2. The simulation game ‘Africulture’ was played on Tuesday 4 April 2001 on the initiative of the section of Development Economics. Participating were students with some background in Development Economics or Rural Economics, as well as staff from the DevEc section. Below pictures of the event.

  3. Waiting for start of the game

  4. Marleen explains...

  5. This is not as complicated as it looks

  6. Household formation

  7. Preparing for the first year

  8. You think subsistence agriculture is hard work? It is all about management and crucial decision making: tough talking.

  9. Allocation of labour to agricultural tasks and household chores.

  10. Hans(l) should know how to play this game: he has written a PhD thesis on household economics

  11. Meticulous planning

  12. A free lunch?

  13. The most difficult task: feeding the family after harvest

  14. How do real farmers do it without calculator?

  15. Feed your family first, then yourself

  16. Valentina managing her household(s) very effectively

  17. Tough negotiations, but also great fun

  18. Hans left one household for another

  19. Small households also trying to survive

  20. Marleen manages the graveyard: many babies didn’t make it

  21. Is it enough to try my luck in town?

  22. The urban economy: a gambling house

  23. What is the calorie-equivalent of 1 Afri?

  24. Farm households’ terms of trade

  25. Casava and beans labour allocation sheet

  26. Score sheet

  27. All agree: a very useful teaching device

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