Social equity implications of intensification and commercialization in East African livestock systems: Implications for low-emission development

Low-emission development (LED) is becoming an increasingly important reference point for guiding and evaluating agricultural interventions. In the dairy sector, LED effectively is pursued through standard intensification practices, which reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensities. However, wit...

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Main Authors: Crane, Todd A., Bullock, Renee, Gichuki, Leah
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110329
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Bullock, Renee
Gichuki, Leah
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description Low-emission development (LED) is becoming an increasingly important reference point for guiding and evaluating agricultural interventions. In the dairy sector, LED effectively is pursued through standard intensification practices, which reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensities. However, with focus on technical practices and outcomes, little attention is being paid to the social distribution of burdens and benefits. This working paper reviews literature on the relationship between agricultural intensification and gender equity outcomes in Kenya and Ethiopia’s dairy systems. Findings indicate that intensification and related commercialization often increase women’s labor burden in households and women’s disenfranchisement from economic opportunities. If LED interventions based on intensified dairy want to avoid creating perverse effects, they need to anticipate and measure social equity, as well as develop social interventions to accompany the technical interventions.
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spelling CGSpace1103292025-11-04T16:29:42Z Social equity implications of intensification and commercialization in East African livestock systems: Implications for low-emission development Crane, Todd A. Bullock, Renee Gichuki, Leah climate change agriculture food security gender dairy social equality Low-emission development (LED) is becoming an increasingly important reference point for guiding and evaluating agricultural interventions. In the dairy sector, LED effectively is pursued through standard intensification practices, which reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensities. However, with focus on technical practices and outcomes, little attention is being paid to the social distribution of burdens and benefits. This working paper reviews literature on the relationship between agricultural intensification and gender equity outcomes in Kenya and Ethiopia’s dairy systems. Findings indicate that intensification and related commercialization often increase women’s labor burden in households and women’s disenfranchisement from economic opportunities. If LED interventions based on intensified dairy want to avoid creating perverse effects, they need to anticipate and measure social equity, as well as develop social interventions to accompany the technical interventions. 2020-11-26 2020-11-26T13:56:04Z 2020-11-26T13:56:04Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110329 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Crane TA, Bullock R, Gichuki L. 2020. Social equity implications of intensification and commercialization in East African livestock systems: Implications for low-emission development. CCAFS Working Paper 327. Wageningen, the Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
spellingShingle climate change
agriculture
food security
gender
dairy
social equality
Crane, Todd A.
Bullock, Renee
Gichuki, Leah
Social equity implications of intensification and commercialization in East African livestock systems: Implications for low-emission development
title Social equity implications of intensification and commercialization in East African livestock systems: Implications for low-emission development
title_full Social equity implications of intensification and commercialization in East African livestock systems: Implications for low-emission development
title_fullStr Social equity implications of intensification and commercialization in East African livestock systems: Implications for low-emission development
title_full_unstemmed Social equity implications of intensification and commercialization in East African livestock systems: Implications for low-emission development
title_short Social equity implications of intensification and commercialization in East African livestock systems: Implications for low-emission development
title_sort social equity implications of intensification and commercialization in east african livestock systems implications for low emission development
topic climate change
agriculture
food security
gender
dairy
social equality
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110329
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