Search Results - Women's studies.

Gasifier as a cleaner cooking system in rural Kenya by Njenga, M., Iiyama, Miyuki, Jamnadass, Ramni H., Helander, H., Larsson, L., Leeuw, Jan de, Neufeldt, Henry, Roing de Nowina, K., Sundberg, C.

“…Inefficient cooking techniques consume large amounts of fuel and create indoor pollution, with negative health impacts particularly among women and small children. Efficient cooking stoves can potentially save fuel and reduce the health risks of smoke in the kitchen. …”
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Your're either in or you're out : ett annat perspektiv på föreningslivets roll för integration på landsbygden by Avdashkova, Natalia

Can government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s microplot allocation program by Santos, F., Fletschner, D., Savath, V., Peterman, A.

“…This study evaluates the impact of India’s land-allocation and registration program in West Bengal, a program that targets poor populations and promotes the inclusion of women’s names on land titles. …”
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Gender imbalances limit water and energy management in Uzbekistan by Alvi, Muzna, Sufian, Farha

“…It also included the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (Pro-WEAI) and questions on women’s decision-making over energy choices. …”
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Leveraging AI for Inclusive Climate Services in Kenya (and Beyond): CGIAR GESI Accelerator Webinar by Gitau, Kevin, Grossi, Amanda

“…Drawing on a five-year analysis of over 9,000 iShamba advisory queries from women farmers, the study identified referral, language, and regional biases that influence inclusivity and service quality. …”
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Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis by Kiama, T.N., Lindahl, Johanna F., Sirma, A.J., Senerwa, D.M., Waithanji, Elizabeth M., Ochungo, P.A., Poole, Elizabeth J., Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Grace, Delia

“…Women were more cautious than men about feeding spoilt maize to cattle. …”
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Promoting (pro) vitamin A-rich bananas: A chronology by Fongar, Andrea, Nabuuma, Deborah, Ekesa, Beatrice

“…Through the 497 community resource persons (291 men and 206 women), that have been trained and equipped with information on the best practices on management of banana plantations, appropriate intercropping, storage techniques, cooking methods and dietary combination, and food safety and hygiene, more than 12,900 farmer-households (5,000 men and 7,900 women) have been reached directly with information on sustainable utilization of the vitamin A bananas in their farming and food systems. …”
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Traditional poultry farming in Morocco by Benabdeljelil K., Arfaoui T., Johnston P.

“…Each household owned on average 5.8 hectares (from 0 to 11) and had 5 people. Women represented 49% of the population. Rural poultry farming was essentially a women fs business: 73% of the flocks were managed by women and represented their main activity in 58% of the cases. …”
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Factors affecting the adoption of climate-smart agriculture technologies in rice farming systems in Mali, West Africa by Sanogo, K., Touré, I, Arinloye, D.-D.A.A., Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald, Bayala, J.

“…The findings showed that crop diversification, improved rice varieties, crop rotation, tree planting, micro-doses of organic manure, and micro-doses of mineral fertilizer were highly adopted CSA practices in the study area. Key barriers to the successful adoption of CSA practices included limited input availability, lack of control over technologies, insufficient labor availability, insufficient availability and high cost of seedlings for reforestation, lack of information on developed technologies, and limited land access for women and youth. …”
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Can dairy value chain projects change gender norms in rural Bangladesh? Impacts on assets, gender norms, and time use. by Siddiquee, N.A., Tanvin, K.

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Prenatal fortified balanced energy—Protein supplementation and birth outcomes in rural Burkina Faso: A randomized controlled efficacy trial by de Kok, Brenda, Toe, Laeticia Celine, Hanley-Cook, Giles T., Argaw, Alemayehu, Ouédraogo, Moctar, Huybregts, Lieven

“…The last child was born in August 2021, and birth anthropometry was analyzed from 1,708 pregnancies (872 control and 836 intervention). A total of 22 women were lost to follow-up in the control group and 27 women in the intervention group. …”
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Adapting to a new urbanizing environment: gendered strategies of Hanoi’s street food vendors by Kawarazuka, Nozomi, Béné, Christophe, Prain, Gordon

“…As a result, men and women encounter different challenges in sustaining their activities in the face of policy and/or economic changes. …”
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Citizen science informs demand-driven breeding of opportunity crops by Voss, Rachel C., De Sousa, Kaue, N'Danikou, Sognigbé, Shango, Abdul, Aglinglo, Lys Amavi, Laporte, Marie-Angelique, Legba, Eric C., Houdegbe, Aristide Carlos, Diarra, Danfing dit Youssouf, Dolo, Aminata, Sidibe, Amadou, Ouedraogo, Colette Ouidyam, Coulibaly, Harouna, Achigan-Dako, Enoch G., Kileo, Aishi, Malulu, Dickson, Matumbo, Zamira, Dinssa, Fekadu, van Heerwaarden, Joost, Van Etten, Jacob, Riar, Amritbir, van Zonneveld, Maarten

“…Distinct farmer segments (older women generalists, young women specialists, older men generalists, and young men specialists) preferred different varieties depending on gender and business orientation. …”
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Dietary diversity and fish consumption of mothers and their children in fisher households in Komodo District, eastern Indonesia by Gibson, E., Stacey, N., Sunderland, T.C.H., Adhuri, D.S.

“…This paper reports findings from an exploration of the interplaying factors leading to food and nutrition insecurity in three marine-dependent coastal communities in eastern Indonesia, focusing on the consumption pathway, that is, the contribution of fish to the diets and nutrition of women and children. The research was undertaken as a mixed-methods case study. …”
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Weather variability and extreme shocks in Africa: Are female or male farmers more affected? by Azzarri, Carlo, Nico, Gianluigi

“…The question of how weather events affect participation in agricultural employment—including from a gender perspective—remains unanswered. This study aims to empirically quantify differences in how women and men adapt their participation in agricultural employment in response to climate variability and extreme weather events. …”
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Identifying and measuring the effectiveness of socio-technical innovation bundles on empowerment and resilience in Kenya: A baseline report by Ayuya, Oscar Ingasia, Jong, Arnold Otieno, Alworah, Getrude Okutoyi, Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu, Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Waswa, Boaz Shaban, Ooro, Patrick, Muriithi, Catherine, Njiru, Emerita, Ouya, Fredrick Ochieng'

“…The study revealed that 63% of the surveyed farmers adopted STIBs. …”
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Territoriella produktionsformer vid synliggörande av genussystem på offentliga platser exempel: Mårtenstorget by Belwin, Viktoria

Planet friendly home-grown school feeding: What does it mean? by Borelli, Teresa, Nekesa, Tabitha, Mbelenga, Emiliana, Jumbale, Mwarome, Morimoto, Yasuyuki, Bellanca, Raffaella, Jordan, Irmgard

“…The results of this study may be interesting for school feeding programs in general, but especially for home-grown school feeding programs (HGSF), which promote shorter, sustainable value chains and a fairer economy for smallholder farmers, fisher folk and disadvantaged groups, particularly women and youth. …”
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Socio-economic complexities of smallholder resource-poor ruminant livestock production systems in Sub-saharan Africa. by Stroebel, A.

“…The challenges experienced in conducting diagnostic livestock studies are often attributed to the specific characteristics of livestock keeping. …”
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Fälttävlans förändring över tid med fokus på deltagande, säkerhetsarbete och skador by Nyberg, Linda, Svensson, Fanny

“…There were no experienced differences between how women and men were treated in eventing. Regarding the development of eventing safety, the study shows that Sweden is leading nation. …”
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