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Gender gap in Acquisition and practice of Agricultural Knowledge: Case study of Rice Farming in West Africa por Zossou, E., Arouna, A., Diagne, A., Agboh-Noameshie, A.R.

“…Improving farmers’ knowledge of new technologies and creating conducive learning opportunities, with particular attention to the marginalized poor (women and youth), are major factors in the move towards sustainable agriculture. …”
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Inclusion of dried small fish in the ICDS Supplementary Nutrition Programme Pilot Study in Odisha, India por Chadag, Vishnumurthy Mohan

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Response to COVID-19: building resilience through water and wastewater management in Ghana por Darteh, Bertha, Cofie, Olufunke O., Nikiema, Josiane, Mapedza, Everisto D., Gebrezgabher, Solomie A., Okem, Andrew Emmanuel

Materias: “…women…”
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Situational Analysis of Climate Change-Agriculture-Gender Inequality Hotspots in Bangladesh por Lecoutere, Els, Akhter, Sadika, Puskur, Ranjitha, Mishra, Avni, Reidpath, Daniel D, Rahman, Aminur, Singaraju, Niyati, Hanifi, Manzoor A, Kamruzzaman, Mohammed

“…The goal of the situational analysis was to validate a prior geospatial mapping of subnational hotspots in Bangladesh, where women in agricultural and food systems are at the most risk of the impacts of gender inequality and climate change. …”
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An integrated economic and social analysis to assess the impact of vegetable and fishpond technologies on poverty in rural Bangladesh por Hallman, Kelly, Lewis, David, Begum, Suraiya

“…The study found a number of significant poverty impacts. …”
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Designing for empowerment impact in agricultural development projects: Experimental evidence from the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) project in Bangladesh por Quisumbing, Agnes R., Ahmed, Akhter, Hoddinott, John F., Pereira, Audrey, Roy, Shalini

“…Our study finds that ANGeL increased both women’s and men’s empowerment, raised the prevalence of households achieving gender parity, and led to small improvements in the gender attitudes of both women and men. …”
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Delivering for nutrition in Madhya Pradesh: Insights from a study on the state of essential nutrition interventions por Avula, Rasmi, Kim, Sunny S., Chakrabarti, Suman, Tyagi, Parul, Kohli, Neha, Kadiyala, Suneetha, Menon, Purnima

“…This report presents findings of a study conducted in three districts of Madhya Pradesh to examine the state of delivery and use of ten select essential nutrition interventions (ENIs) and the role of intersectoral coordination in their delivery.…”
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Understanding drivers of food choice in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic mapping study por Karanja, A., Ickowitz, A., Stadlmayr, B., McMullin, S.

“…We mapped the clusters and dimensions of the food environment, as well as the geographical locations of the reviewed studies. Most studies focused on adults and women in particular, especially those investigating the role of cultural-based food taboos and diet restrictions. …”
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An analytical framework for understanding the political economy of crop diversification: A case study focused on Bangladesh por Nandi, Ravi, Krupnik, Timothy J., Kabir, Wais

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Reforming the public administration for food security and agricultural development: Insights from an empirical study in Karnataka por Birner, Regina, Sekher, Madhushree, Raabe, Katharina

“…The empirical analysis is based on a survey of 206 field-level staff members of five government departments that provide rural services: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Food and Civil Supplies, Women and Child Development, and Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (local government). …”
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Navigating climate change, disasters and displacement in Pakistan: a case study of Rahim Yar Khan por Khalid, Sidra, Hafeez, Mohsin, Junaid, Novaira, Aeman, Hafsa

“…Marginalized groups, including women, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities, are especially vulnerable amidst weak disaster management, inefficient governance, and inadequate infrastructure. …”
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Synergies and trade-offs between REDD+ pilot project and communities’ livelihoods : case study in Nepal por Cubo, Priscilla

Creating impact oriented bean seed delivery systems for the poor in Mozambique: a baseline study por Chirwa, Rowland, Amane, Manuel, Adelino, Manuel, Tembo, Frank, Magreta, Ruth

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Biosecurity measures in meat and milk value chains: A study in Bura Sub-county, Kenya por Nyokabi, S., Birner, Regina, Lindahl, Johanna F., Bett, Bernard K.

“…Hospitals are not equipped to properly and incidences of misdiagnosis are common. Women have low education, low training, low knowledge and poor access to resources, highlighting gender issues and inequalities in value chains.…”
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Enhancing climate-resilient livelihoods of women, youth and vulnerable populations in the Lake Victoria Zone Region of Kenya: A case of Homabay and Migori counties por Adam, Rahma, Amwata, Dorothy, Ndiema, Nicholas, Osa, Philip

“…Climate change and variability plays a central role in the livelihoods of fishing communities along the Lake Victoria Zone Region of Kenya. Women and vulnerable populations are the worst hit; therefore, this study aims to identify the effects of changes in rainfall and temperature on the livelihoods of women, youth and other vulnerable populations in the Lake Victoria Region in Kenya that depend on the fish value chain, and to assess the coping and adaptation strategies to deal with climate and other environmental changes, taking Homabay and Migori counties as a case in point. …”
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First experimental evidence that increasing women's empowerment through a nutrition- and gender-sensitive agriculture program improves child nutrition in Burkina Faso por CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

“…The study was published open access in Social Science & Medicine in July 2019. …”
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Gender and social inclusion impact of climate change, COVID shocks and stresses on agriculture and food systems in Tanzania: The case of Maasai women in Chalinze district por Genda, Elizabeth Lulu

“…The findings shows that Maasai women were facing difficulties caused by climate change long before COVID-19 outbreak due to their nomadic nature, where men migrated with livestock to areas with better pasture and water for livestock— leaving behind women and children. …”
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A decision support tool for potato late blight management: Assessing its usability for women farmers to achieve equitable impacts in the highlands of Peru por Pérez, W., Kawarazuka, Nozomi, Fonseca, C., Andrade-Piedra, J.L.

“…The study concludes with recommendations for modifying the tool for women users as well as incorporating women’s perspectives at the design stage.…”
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Seasonal fluctuations in MDD-W and nutrient dense food group intakes of women's diets in rural Zambia and Malawi (P10-137-19) por Kennedy, G., Ahern, Molly B.

“…To study seasonal variation in minimum dietary diversity of women (MDD-W) and food group intake for women of reproductive age (WRA) living in rural Zambia and Malawi where the effect of seasonal agricultural production and seasonal food availability on dietary diversity is likely to be high. 200 WRA living in Chitipa District, Malawi (n = 100) and Luwingu District, Zambia (n = 100) provided informed consent and were enrolled in a panel study. …”
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TH2.3: Strengthening climate resilience of women farmers through innovative extension approaches: Evidence from video-based extension in Kenya por Kato, Edward

“…There is growing evidence that lack of equal access to information on climate resilience strategies has contributed to sub-optimal adoption of climate-resilient agricultural practices, institutions and technologies. This study rolled out innovative videos of women-identified practices to women farmers through grassroots women's groups (India and Kenya) and through the national extension service (Uganda) to more than 35,000 farmers in Gujarat, India, Kenya and Uganda. …”
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