Search Results - Women's studies.

Participación de la mujer en las investigaciones vinculadas a mecanización agropecuaria en los congresos argentinos de ingeniería rural CADIR by Curro, Claudia Victoria, Moltoni, Luciana Andrea, Fuica, Adriana Monica, Masia, Gerardo, Pozzolo, Oscar Ruben

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Local conventions governing community participation in the decentralized management of natural resources: Case study of mixed crop-livestock systems in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of... by Umutoni, Clarisse

“…In total, the group discussions included 27 administrative and technical services and 53 community authorities all genders combined, and individual surveys involving 165 farmers including 54 women. The information collected during these interviews included among others the condition of natural resources in the different study areas, the farmers' level of knowledge on existing local conventions, the strengths and weaknesses of existing local conventions, the farmers’ participation in the process of developing and implementing local conventions. …”
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Konsten att belysa trygghet : inledande studie om kvinnors trygghetsperspektiv i offentliga rum på kvällar och nätter, med belysning som verktyg by Lando, Nikita

Hydro-institutional mapping in the Steelpoort River Basin, South Africa by Stimie, C., Richters, E., Thompson, H., Perret, S., Matete, M., Abdallah, K., Kau, J., Mulibana, E.

Subjects: “…rural women…”
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Development of agricultural technology for different user categories: Some ILCA experiences by Whalen, I.T.

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G-LENS Webinar Series by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

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Nutrition-sensitive agriculture: What have we learned and where do we go from here? by Ruel, Marie T., Quisumbing, Agnes R., Balagamwala, Mysbah

“…This paper reviews recent empirical evidence (since 2014), including findings from impact evaluations of a variety of NSA programs using experimental designs as well as observational studies that document linkages between agriculture, women’s empowerment, and nutrition. …”
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Respondent fatigue reduces dietary diversity scores reported from mobile phone surveys in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Abay, Kibrom A., Berhane, Guush, Hoddinott, John F., Tafere, Kibrom

“…Women's Dietary Diversity Scores were the primary outcome. …”
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Using novel scenario-based assessments to examine feasibility of integrating preventive nutrition services through the primary healthcare system in Bangladesh by Pramanik, Priyanjana, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Avula, Rasmi, Billah, Sk. Masum, Ferdous, Tarana, Menon, Purnima

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Scoping study of capacities and needs for strengthening water-energy-food-ecosystems (WEFE) NEXUS approaches with a gender and youth focus among public sector institutions in Uzbek... by Namozov, Orifjan, Babajanova, Zukhra, Sin, Liliana, Djumanazarova, Aygul

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Vermicomposting: A gender-inclusive solution for sustainable manure management for homestead and high-value crops by Ahmed, Sharif, Debnath, Manik, Miajy, Abdullah, Haque, Abdul, Bhandari, Humnath

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‘Cellphilms’ and ‘photovoice’: How visual tools can help understand farmers’ adaptation to climate change by Kawerau, Laura, Birner, Regina

“…Our authors describe the methodology and results of a case study with women, men and youth farmers in Uganda demonstrating the benefits and challenges that need to be addressed.…”
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Links between tenure security and food security: Evidence from Ethiopia by Ghebru, Hosaena H., Holden, Stein

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Cash, food, and vouchers reduce intimate partner violence in urban areas in Ecuador by Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence Research Collaborative, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti

“…This case study summarizes the impact of a short-term food, cash, and voucher program targeted to the urban poor in Northern Ecuador. …”
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Food and cash transfers coupled with nutrition behavior change communication lead to sustained reductions in intimate partner violence in Bangladesh by Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence Research Collaborative

“…Pathways of impact include increases in women’s bargaining power, social interactions, and visibility, and decreases in poverty and poverty-related stress.…”
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Gendered transformations: rethinking climate resilience building in northwest Ghana by Osei-Amponsah, Charity, Okem, Andrew, Wahabu, E., Quarmine, William, Hyde, Sandra N. T.

“…The study found that compared to ten years ago, women have increase access to farmland, participate more in agricultural development decision-making, better access to credit, and more diverse livelihood pathways. …”
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What determines consumption of nutritious foods by the urban poor in Africa? by Chege, Christine G. Kiria, Namazzi, Stella, Mutua, Mercy M., Onyango, Kevin, Jäger, Matthias

“…This study uses multicomposite soft porridge as an example of a nutritious product.…”
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Gender pay gaps among agricultural and non-agricultural wage workers: A cross-country examination by Benali, Marwan, Slavchevska, Vanya, Piedrahita, Natalia, Davis, Benjamin, Sitko, Nicholas, Nico, Gianluigi, Azzarri, Carlo

“…While gender pay gaps in higher-income countries have been extensively studied, less information is available about the status of the gender pay gap in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs). …”
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Gendered barriers and opportunities in Kenya's informal dairy sector: enhancing gender-equity in urban markets by Galiè, Alessandra, Njiru, Nelly, Heckert, Jessica, Myers, Emily, Alonso, Silvia

“…To better understand gendered constraints and opportunities in informal, peri-urban dairy marketing, a qualitative study was conducted in 2017 with 45 men and 50 women milk traders in Dagoretti, a peri-urban area of Nairobi, Kenya. …”
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Evaluation of the nutrition-sensitive features of the fourth phase of Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme by Berhane, Guush, Golan, Jenna, Hirvonen, Kalle, Hoddinott, John F., Kim, Sunny S., Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Abay, Kibrewossen, Assefa, Thomas, Habte, Yetimwork, Abay, Mehari Hiluf, Koru, Bethlehem, Tadesse, Fanaye, Tesfaye, Haleluya, Wolle, Abdulazize, Yimer, Feiruz

“…This study assesses progress in the implementation of the nutrition-sensitive interventions of the fourth phase of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP-4) and its impact on: (1) the pathways underpinning children’s nutritional status; and (2) the roles it plays in reducing the malign effect of seasonality on the nutritional status of women and pre-school children. …”
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