Developing gender-transformative innovation packages for sustainable intensification: The case of maize leaf stripping in northern Ghana
Sustainable agricultural intensification (SI) seeks to address multiple development objectives at the same time, among them social aspects of sustainability. However, interest in gender norms as potential catalyzers or obstacles for achieving these objectives has remained low. In this article, we us...
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| author | Fischer, Gundula Jimah, Kipo Mumuni, E. Abdul Rahman, Nurudeen Glover, F. Weseh, A. |
| author_browse | Abdul Rahman, Nurudeen Fischer, Gundula Glover, F. Jimah, Kipo Mumuni, E. Weseh, A. |
| author_facet | Fischer, Gundula Jimah, Kipo Mumuni, E. Abdul Rahman, Nurudeen Glover, F. Weseh, A. |
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| description | Sustainable agricultural intensification (SI) seeks to address multiple development objectives at the same time, among them
social aspects of sustainability. However, interest in gender norms as potential catalyzers or obstacles for achieving these objectives has remained low. In this article, we use a SI assessment framework as an analytical lens for the identification of social aspects—in particular inequitable norms—that could be targeted through gender-transformative innovation packages. We evaluate social science data from a maize-livestock intervention in Ghana. In a mixed methods study, data were collected from 60 farmers involved in experimentation. The analysis unearthed a number of overlapping norms that shape men’s and women’s actions and interact with the SI package to produce tangible inequalities. To promote gender equity, these norms need to be targeted. But it will not suffice to simply add gender-transformative components to technical packages, if the technical components are not redesigned to fit the same equity goal. We showcase this using the results. An important conclusion is that assessments of both social and technical components of interventions must be more consciously designed in transdisciplinary processes—with equitable arrangements in mind. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1351602025-11-13T10:39:09Z Developing gender-transformative innovation packages for sustainable intensification: The case of maize leaf stripping in northern Ghana Fischer, Gundula Jimah, Kipo Mumuni, E. Abdul Rahman, Nurudeen Glover, F. Weseh, A. gender norms sustainable intensification innovation systems Sustainable agricultural intensification (SI) seeks to address multiple development objectives at the same time, among them social aspects of sustainability. However, interest in gender norms as potential catalyzers or obstacles for achieving these objectives has remained low. In this article, we use a SI assessment framework as an analytical lens for the identification of social aspects—in particular inequitable norms—that could be targeted through gender-transformative innovation packages. We evaluate social science data from a maize-livestock intervention in Ghana. In a mixed methods study, data were collected from 60 farmers involved in experimentation. The analysis unearthed a number of overlapping norms that shape men’s and women’s actions and interact with the SI package to produce tangible inequalities. To promote gender equity, these norms need to be targeted. But it will not suffice to simply add gender-transformative components to technical packages, if the technical components are not redesigned to fit the same equity goal. We showcase this using the results. An important conclusion is that assessments of both social and technical components of interventions must be more consciously designed in transdisciplinary processes—with equitable arrangements in mind. 2024-01-02 2023-12-08T14:59:12Z 2023-12-08T14:59:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135160 en Open Access application/pdf Informa UK Limited Fischer, G., Jimah, K., Mumuni, E., Abdul Rahman, N., Glover, F. and Weseh, A. 2023. De-veloping gender-transformative innovation packages for sustainable intensification: The case of maize leaf stripping in northern Ghana. Gender, Technology and Development |
| spellingShingle | gender norms sustainable intensification innovation systems Fischer, Gundula Jimah, Kipo Mumuni, E. Abdul Rahman, Nurudeen Glover, F. Weseh, A. Developing gender-transformative innovation packages for sustainable intensification: The case of maize leaf stripping in northern Ghana |
| title | Developing gender-transformative innovation packages for sustainable intensification: The case of maize leaf stripping in northern Ghana |
| title_full | Developing gender-transformative innovation packages for sustainable intensification: The case of maize leaf stripping in northern Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Developing gender-transformative innovation packages for sustainable intensification: The case of maize leaf stripping in northern Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing gender-transformative innovation packages for sustainable intensification: The case of maize leaf stripping in northern Ghana |
| title_short | Developing gender-transformative innovation packages for sustainable intensification: The case of maize leaf stripping in northern Ghana |
| title_sort | developing gender transformative innovation packages for sustainable intensification the case of maize leaf stripping in northern ghana |
| topic | gender norms sustainable intensification innovation systems |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135160 |
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