Exploring Women’s Differentiated Access to Climate-Smart Agricultural Interventions in Selected Climate-Smart Villages of Latin America

Much of the literature examining the role of gender in processes of climate change adaptation in the agricultural sector has focused primarily on differences between male and female farmers, implicitly treating men and women as homogenous groups. Where heterogeneity exists within these groups which...

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Main Authors: Acosta, Mariola, Riley, Simon, Bonilla Findji, Osana, Martínez Barón, Deissy, Howland, Fanny C., Huyer, Sophia, Castellanos, Andrea, Martínez, Jesús David, Chanana, Nitya
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Published: MDPI 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115291
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author Acosta, Mariola
Riley, Simon
Bonilla Findji, Osana
Martínez Barón, Deissy
Howland, Fanny C.
Huyer, Sophia
Castellanos, Andrea
Martínez, Jesús David
Chanana, Nitya
author_browse Acosta, Mariola
Bonilla Findji, Osana
Castellanos, Andrea
Chanana, Nitya
Howland, Fanny C.
Huyer, Sophia
Martínez Barón, Deissy
Martínez, Jesús David
Riley, Simon
author_facet Acosta, Mariola
Riley, Simon
Bonilla Findji, Osana
Martínez Barón, Deissy
Howland, Fanny C.
Huyer, Sophia
Castellanos, Andrea
Martínez, Jesús David
Chanana, Nitya
author_sort Acosta, Mariola
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description Much of the literature examining the role of gender in processes of climate change adaptation in the agricultural sector has focused primarily on differences between male and female farmers, implicitly treating men and women as homogenous groups. Where heterogeneity exists within these groups which impacts climate change adaptation efforts and outcomes, an understanding of such intersectionalities is vital to the design of effective and equitable policy. The objective of this study is to investigate whether interaction effects among socio-economic factors are meaningful drivers of observed differences among female farmers in their adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices, as well as their use of climate information and financial services. This study employs data from farmer surveys in three Climate-Smart Villages in Latin America, analyzed using ordinal logistic regression and canonical correspondence analysis. The results indicate that important interaction effects are present: the relationship between higher educational attainment and increased adoption of CSA practices, for example, is conditional on the degree of livelihood diversification. The relationship between greater educational attainment and increased use of climate forecasts is likewise conditional on age. These results suggest the need for researchers and policymakers to anticipate potential intersectionalities when designing research efforts and development interventions.
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spelling CGSpace1152912025-03-11T09:50:20Z Exploring Women’s Differentiated Access to Climate-Smart Agricultural Interventions in Selected Climate-Smart Villages of Latin America Acosta, Mariola Riley, Simon Bonilla Findji, Osana Martínez Barón, Deissy Howland, Fanny C. Huyer, Sophia Castellanos, Andrea Martínez, Jesús David Chanana, Nitya agriculture food security climate change climate-smart agriculture Much of the literature examining the role of gender in processes of climate change adaptation in the agricultural sector has focused primarily on differences between male and female farmers, implicitly treating men and women as homogenous groups. Where heterogeneity exists within these groups which impacts climate change adaptation efforts and outcomes, an understanding of such intersectionalities is vital to the design of effective and equitable policy. The objective of this study is to investigate whether interaction effects among socio-economic factors are meaningful drivers of observed differences among female farmers in their adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices, as well as their use of climate information and financial services. This study employs data from farmer surveys in three Climate-Smart Villages in Latin America, analyzed using ordinal logistic regression and canonical correspondence analysis. The results indicate that important interaction effects are present: the relationship between higher educational attainment and increased adoption of CSA practices, for example, is conditional on the degree of livelihood diversification. The relationship between greater educational attainment and increased use of climate forecasts is likewise conditional on age. These results suggest the need for researchers and policymakers to anticipate potential intersectionalities when designing research efforts and development interventions. 2021-10-01 2021-10-01T15:40:03Z 2021-10-01T15:40:03Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115291 en Open Access MDPI Acosta M, Riley S, Bonilla-Findji O, Acosta M, Riley S, Martínez-Barón D, Howland F, Huyer S, Castellanos A, Martínez DJ, Chanana N. 2021. Exploring women’s differentiated access to climate-smart agricultural interventions in selected climate-smart villages of Latin America. Sustainability 13(19):10951.
spellingShingle agriculture
food security
climate change
climate-smart agriculture
Acosta, Mariola
Riley, Simon
Bonilla Findji, Osana
Martínez Barón, Deissy
Howland, Fanny C.
Huyer, Sophia
Castellanos, Andrea
Martínez, Jesús David
Chanana, Nitya
Exploring Women’s Differentiated Access to Climate-Smart Agricultural Interventions in Selected Climate-Smart Villages of Latin America
title Exploring Women’s Differentiated Access to Climate-Smart Agricultural Interventions in Selected Climate-Smart Villages of Latin America
title_full Exploring Women’s Differentiated Access to Climate-Smart Agricultural Interventions in Selected Climate-Smart Villages of Latin America
title_fullStr Exploring Women’s Differentiated Access to Climate-Smart Agricultural Interventions in Selected Climate-Smart Villages of Latin America
title_full_unstemmed Exploring Women’s Differentiated Access to Climate-Smart Agricultural Interventions in Selected Climate-Smart Villages of Latin America
title_short Exploring Women’s Differentiated Access to Climate-Smart Agricultural Interventions in Selected Climate-Smart Villages of Latin America
title_sort exploring women s differentiated access to climate smart agricultural interventions in selected climate smart villages of latin america
topic agriculture
food security
climate change
climate-smart agriculture
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115291
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