How weather variability and extreme shocks affect women's participation in African agriculture
Agriculture is strongly affected by environmental factors, including variability in temperature and precipitation, which in turn shape the livelihoods farmers derive. In this context, the intensity of engagement in agriculture is directly influenced by temperature and rainfall patterns (ILO 2018). B...
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| author | Nico, Gianluigi Azzarri, Carlo Ringler, Claudia |
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| description | Agriculture is strongly affected by environmental factors, including variability in temperature and precipitation, which in turn shape the livelihoods farmers derive. In this context, the intensity of engagement in agriculture is directly influenced by temperature and rainfall patterns (ILO 2018). Both extreme weather shocks (that is, heat waves, droughts, and floods) and weather variability (that is, changes in temperature and rainfall patterns) can significantly disrupt participation in agriculture and related sectors, particularly when farmers’ capacity to cope with and adapt to these shocks is low. This policy note summarizes the results of a study designed to quantify the impact of climate variability and extreme weather shocks on the intensity of individuals’ participation in the agricultural sector in Africa, where intra-annual weather variability is high, and dependence on rainfed agriculture is significant. The study specifically focused on changes in the number of weekly hours worked in response to weather variability and climate extremes, and explored both the impact on women’s participation and their potential to mitigate the negative effects of these shocks. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1414502025-11-06T04:19:53Z How weather variability and extreme shocks affect women's participation in African agriculture Nico, Gianluigi Azzarri, Carlo Ringler, Claudia extreme shocks gender agricultural employment farmers agriculture environment weather climate change women Agriculture is strongly affected by environmental factors, including variability in temperature and precipitation, which in turn shape the livelihoods farmers derive. In this context, the intensity of engagement in agriculture is directly influenced by temperature and rainfall patterns (ILO 2018). Both extreme weather shocks (that is, heat waves, droughts, and floods) and weather variability (that is, changes in temperature and rainfall patterns) can significantly disrupt participation in agriculture and related sectors, particularly when farmers’ capacity to cope with and adapt to these shocks is low. This policy note summarizes the results of a study designed to quantify the impact of climate variability and extreme weather shocks on the intensity of individuals’ participation in the agricultural sector in Africa, where intra-annual weather variability is high, and dependence on rainfed agriculture is significant. The study specifically focused on changes in the number of weekly hours worked in response to weather variability and climate extremes, and explored both the impact on women’s participation and their potential to mitigate the negative effects of these shocks. 2022-10-17 2024-04-12T13:37:58Z 2024-04-12T13:37:58Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141450 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.135870 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Nico, Gianluigi; Azzarri, Carlo and Ringler, Claudia. 2022. How weather variability and extreme shocks affect women's participation in African agriculture. GCAN Policy Note 14. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136410. |
| spellingShingle | extreme shocks gender agricultural employment farmers agriculture environment weather climate change women Nico, Gianluigi Azzarri, Carlo Ringler, Claudia How weather variability and extreme shocks affect women's participation in African agriculture |
| title | How weather variability and extreme shocks affect women's participation in African agriculture |
| title_full | How weather variability and extreme shocks affect women's participation in African agriculture |
| title_fullStr | How weather variability and extreme shocks affect women's participation in African agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | How weather variability and extreme shocks affect women's participation in African agriculture |
| title_short | How weather variability and extreme shocks affect women's participation in African agriculture |
| title_sort | how weather variability and extreme shocks affect women s participation in african agriculture |
| topic | extreme shocks gender agricultural employment farmers agriculture environment weather climate change women |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141450 |
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