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Review paper on ‘Garden Kits’ in Africa: lessons learned and the potential of improved water management por Merrey, Douglas J., Langan, Simon J.

“…The benefits of home gardens for better family nutrition, health status of children and mothers, and as an entry point for empowering women have been documented in some studies. However, there is very little specific evidence to confirm these benefits. …”
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Major impact investor group mobilizes USD 106 million for a climate-smart food systems strategy designed with Alliance-led CCAFS technical guidance. por Wollenberg, Eva

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Gendered implications of polluted drainage water use in agri-food value chains in Egypt: current context and practical recommendations por Joshi, Deepa, Dessouki, Amina, Abdelwahab, Noura

“…Adopting a feminist political ecology approach, we analyze the gendered power dynamics within productive, irrigated agriculture, focusing on the everyday lived experiences of diverse groups of women, farmers and irrigators.…”
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Treadle pump irrigation in Malawi: adoption, gender and benefits por Kamwamba-Mtethiwa, J., Namara, Regassa E., Fraiture, Charlotte de, Mangisoni, J., Owusu, E.

“…It is therefore likely that treadle pump adoption by women will positively impact on household food security, though it also adds to women's workload.…”
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Perception of communities when managing exclosures as common pool resources in northwestern Ethiopia por Mekuria, Wolde, Getnet, Kindie, Yami, M., Langan, Simon J., Amare, D.

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A review on production, marketing and use of fuel briquettes por Asamoah, Bernice, Nikiema, Josiane, Gebrezgabher, Solomie A., Odonkor, Elsie, Njenga, M.

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Economic and Environmental Drivers of Migration: Insights from Rural Cambodia por HQ, WorldFish

“…To address these issues, the study recommends livelihood diversification, improved access to education and resources for women, and investments in climate-resilient infrastructure and disaster preparedness. …”
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Advancing digital agriculture for climate resilience and economic transformation in Malawi por Matchaya, Greenwell C., Ebrahim, Girma Yimer, Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M., Ajayi, O. C., Ajilore, O.

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COVID-19 and household water insecurities in vulnerable communities in the Mekong Region por Lebel, L., Navy, H., Siharath, P., Long, C. T. M., Aung, N., Lebel, P., Hoanh, Chu Thai, Lebel, B.

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Are smallholder farmers credit constrained? evidence on demand and supply constraints of credit in Ethiopia and Tanzania por Balana, Bedru, Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework, Haile, B., Hagos, Fitsum, Yimam, S., Ringler, Claudia

“…Results show that demand-side credit constraints are at least as important as supply-side factors in both countries. Women are more likely to be credit constrained (from both the supply and demand sides) than men. …”
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One hundred priority questions for the development of sustainable food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa por Devenish, Adam J.M., Schmitter, Petra S., Jellason, N. P., Esmail, N., Abdi, N. M., Adanu, S. K., Adolph, B., Al-Zu’bi, Maha, Amali, A. A., Barron, Jennie, Chapman, A. S. A., Chausson, A. M., Chibesa, M., Davies, J., Dugan, E., Edwards, G. I., Egeru, A., Gebrehiwot, T., Griffiths, G.H., Haile, A., Hunga, H. G., Igbine, L., Jarju, O. M., Keya, F., Khalifa, M., Ledoux, W. A., Lejissa, L. T., Loupa, P., Lwanga, J., Mapedza, Everisto D., Marchant, R., McLoud, T., Mukuyu, Patience, Musah, L. M., Mwanza, M., Mwitwa, J., Neina, D., Newbold, T., Njogo, S., Robinson, E. J. Z., Singini, W., Umar, B. B., Wesonga, F., Willcock, S., Yang, J., Tobias, J. A.

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Measuring Power por Frankenberg, Elizabeth, Maluccio, John A.

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Mother-father resources, marriage payments, and girl-boy health in rural Bangladesh por Hallman, Kelly

“…Studies examining the effect of women’s income on household expenditure patterns find that women typically spend a higher proportion of their income on food and health care for children, as well as other goods for general household consumption, than do men.1 Other evidence from developing countries shows that female income more often has a greater impact than male income on infant and child survival probabilities, preschooler nutrition, and child education (Doss 1997; Thomas 1994).…”
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Gender differentials in farm productivity: Implications for household efficiancy and agricultural policy por Alderman, Harold, Hoddinott, John F., Haddad, Lawrence J., Udry, Christopher R.

“…This chapter challenges one of the main tenets of agricultural economics—that households behave as though they are single individuals, with production factors allocated efficiently between men and women. In many contexts this is a convenient and innocuous assumption. …”
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Impacts of landscape and household climate-smart water management practices in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia por Mekuria, Wolde, Hagos, Fitsum, Nigussie, Likimyelesh, Admasu, W., Bitew, A.

“…Despite efforts to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment in landscape management initiatives, women and marginalized social groups remain vulnerable and benefit less due to various factors, including social norms and limited institutional capacities. …”
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Health and nutrition: Overview por Quisumbing, Agnes R.

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Dynamic Intrahousehold Bargaining, Matrimonial Property Law, and Suicide in Canada por Adam, Christopher, Hoddinott, John F., Ligon, Ethan

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Gendered participation in water management: issues from water users' associations in South Asia por Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Zwarteveen, Margaret

“…Because the outcome of devolution programs hinges on the activity of local organizations, this study (Meinzen-Dick and Zwarteveen 1998) examines the extent and forms of women’s participation in these organizations, using examples of water users’ associations in South Asia. …”
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Control and ownership of assets within rural Ethiopian households por Fafchamps, Marcel, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

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The economic costs of a multisectoral nutrition programme implemented through a credit platform in Bangladesh por Thai, Giang, Margolies, Amy, Gelli, Aulo, Kumar, Neha, Sultana, Nasrin, Choo, Esther, Levin, Carol

“…However, questions remain on the costs of multisectoral programmes. This study estimates the economic costs of the Targeting and Re-aligning Agriculture to Improve Nutrition (TRAIN) programme, which integrated nutrition behaviour change and agricultural extension with a credit platform to support women's income generation. …”
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