Gender in Agriculture and Climate Response in West Africa

While women constitute at least 40% of the agriculture labour force they often lack substantial access to agricultural inputs, financial credits, labour and land, which are critical for their activities and livelihoods. This situation poses a major threat to food security due to the substantial cont...

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Autor principal: Partey, Samuel T.
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169139
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description While women constitute at least 40% of the agriculture labour force they often lack substantial access to agricultural inputs, financial credits, labour and land, which are critical for their activities and livelihoods. This situation poses a major threat to food security due to the substantial contributions of women to food production at multiple scales in West Africa. With high aridity and sporadic rainfall patterns, women farmers especially in the Sahel of West Africa become more vulnerable to droughts and suffer high risks of productivity failure due to lack of irrigation facilities.
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spelling CGSpace1691392025-11-11T17:09:55Z Gender in Agriculture and Climate Response in West Africa Partey, Samuel T. west africa gender climate smart agriculture While women constitute at least 40% of the agriculture labour force they often lack substantial access to agricultural inputs, financial credits, labour and land, which are critical for their activities and livelihoods. This situation poses a major threat to food security due to the substantial contributions of women to food production at multiple scales in West Africa. With high aridity and sporadic rainfall patterns, women farmers especially in the Sahel of West Africa become more vulnerable to droughts and suffer high risks of productivity failure due to lack of irrigation facilities. 2024-12 2025-01-15T17:43:18Z 2025-01-15T17:43:18Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169139 en Open Access application/pdf Partey, S. 2024. Gender in Agriculture and Climate Response in West Africa. AICCRA Working Paper. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA).
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title Gender in Agriculture and Climate Response in West Africa
title_full Gender in Agriculture and Climate Response in West Africa
title_fullStr Gender in Agriculture and Climate Response in West Africa
title_full_unstemmed Gender in Agriculture and Climate Response in West Africa
title_short Gender in Agriculture and Climate Response in West Africa
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gender
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