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To defer or to differ: Experimental evidence on the role of cash transfers in Nigerian couples’ decision–making by Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, Fafchamps, Marcel, Goldstein, Markus, Leonard, Kenneth L., Papineni, Sreelakshmi

“…Our study follows a randomised controlled trial that ended a year earlier and gave large cash transfers over eighteen months to half of the women in the study. …”
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Factors influencing gendered access to climate information services for farming in Senegal by Diouf, Ndeye Seynabou, Ouédraogo, Issa, Zougmoré, Robert B., Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Partey, Samuel T., Gumucio, Tatiana

“…Results revealed that men and women have different needs for CIS, with 95% of women requesting information relating to the onset date of rainy season against 90% for men (p<5%). …”
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An exploration of gender equity in household: A case from a peatland-based community in Riau, Indonesia by Herawati, T., Rohadi, D., Rahmat, M., Winarno, B.

“…Both men and women contribute equally in the social life of the community; women’s participation and group membership is equal to men’s. …”
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Gender Roles and Native Potato Diversity Management in Highland Communities of Peru by Molina, C.A., Dudenhoefer, D., Polar, Vivian, Scurrah, M., Ccanto, R.C., Heider, B.

“…Crop diversity contributes to yield stability and nutrition security and is valued for its potential use in breeding improved varieties and adaptation to future climates. Women across the globe contribute to biodiversity conservation, and, in the Central Andes region, the cradle of potato diversity, rural women play a vital role in the management of a wealth of native potato diversity. …”
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Gendered trait preferences for direct-seeded rice in Bihar, India by Connor, M., Munshi, S.

“…There is a need to assess the target product profiles regarding their applicability under direct-seeded conditions. The current study will evaluate men's and women’s trait preferences for DSR. …”
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Exploring the landscape of gendered geospatial methods in agri-food systems: A scoping review by Rosenthal, A., Legros, S., Leong, S.V., Zannier, A., Sole, M.

“…This review applies a critical feminist lens to investigate what is missing in recent efforts to use GIS to study intersecting gender inequalities within agri-food systems, and how GIS technologies could be better employed to foster gender inclusion while enhancing women’s empowerment.…”
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Contribution of Farmer-to-Farmer Video to Capital Assets Building: Evidence from Bangladesh by Chowdhury, A.H., Mele, P. van, Hauser, M.

“…In Bangladesh, videos on sustainable rice seed practices were developed with farmers and then shown in multiple villages. This study reports on the contribution of farmer-to-farmer video-mediated group learning to capital assets building of women in resource-poor households. …”
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Physical fitness, body composition, blood pressure, and blood metabolic profile among young Guatemalan adults by Ramirez-Zea, Manuel, Melgar, Paul, Flores, Rafael, Hoddinott, John F., Ramakrishnan, Usha, Stein, Aryeh D.

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Kvinnliga skogsmaskinförare i Sverige – rekrytering och nuläge by Karlsson, Linda Maria

“…As a complement to the study an inquest concerning the amount of forest female machine operators as well as women studying to become forest machine operators today was completed. …”

Gendered livelihood implications for improvements of livestock water productivity in Zimbabwe by Senda, Trinity S., Peden, Donald G., Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine, Sisito, G., Rooyen, Andre F. van, Sikosana, J.L.N.

“…Scarcity, lack of access, and ineffective and inefficient use of water in Nkayi District, Zimbabwe, threaten agricultural production. The purpose of this study is to augment understanding of opportunities to increase livestock water productivity (LWP) in Nkayi District by taking into account key differences in the capacities, opportunities, and needs of women and men. …”
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Gender transformative approach in CGIAR Research Program 3.1 on Aquatic Agricultural Systems by Shaw, Alison, Kristjanson, Patricia M.

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New insights on efficiency and productivity analysis: Evidence from vegetable-poultry integration in rural Tanzania by Habiyaremye, Naphtal, Tabe-Ojong, Martin P., Ochieng, Justus, Chagamoka, Takemore

“…Though surprising (because of the historical attribution of women to vegetables), this is somewhat expected as males are better connected in society and have higher access to improved and novel farming technologies and techniques which are relevant in increasing efficiency. …”
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Public food procurement: a transformative instrument for sustainable food systems by Stein, Mark, Hunter, Danny, Swensson, Luana, Schneider, Sergio, Tartanac, Florence

“…This Special Issue comprises two academic literature reviews and three case studies—from Italy, Kenya, and South Africa.…”
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Water security and spring conservation in the Himalaya by Kumar, Manish, Rathod, R., Mukherji, Aditi

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Framework for climate resilience in food systems with a gendered lens by Tank, Nikita, Vishwanath, Drishti, Choudhary, Anjali

“…Further, there has been a growing emphasis on gender in climate resilience, given that women are documented as experiencing greater vulnerabilities and adaptation challenges. …”
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A Survey on Nutrition Related Issues by AVRDC by World Vegetable Center

“…The final results of this study will guide further detailed studies. Project title: Sustainable Intensification of Key Farming Systems in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of West Africa. …”
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The adoption non-adoption dichotomy: Why do smallholder producers dis-adopt improved chicken breeds? by Mulugeta, Yitayih, Kassie, Girma T., Dessie, Tadelle

“…Policies and strategies that aim to enhance sustained adoption and use of improved chicken breeds should promote a bundle of technologies, including tailored training, women empowerment, locally adapted and farmer-preferred chicken breeds, complementary inputs and services, innovative marketing strategies, and delivery models for bundles of technologies.…”
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Mind the (nutrient supply) gap: An assessment of demand and supply limitations for Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium for major crops in Nepal by Chakraborty, Debashis, Sherpa, Sonam Rinchen, Koirala, Pankaj, Baral, Bandhu Raj, Karki, Saral, Sapkota, Shishir, Gathala, Mahesh Kumar, Krupnik, Timothy Joseph

“…CSISA aims to enhance the adoption of resource-conserving and climate-resilient technologies while improving farmers' access to market information and enterprise development, particularly for women farmers through modern innovations and entrepreneurial skills. …”
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Situational Analysis of Climate Change-Agriculture-Gender Inequality Hotspots in Bangladesh by Akhter, Sadika

“…Study objective: Bangladesh is a climate-vulnerable country with gender inequality and inequity that reinforce gender-based constraints for women in agriculture. …”
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Exploring the challenges to investigating antibiotic resistance along the pork value chain in Viet Nam and the benefits of the One Health approach by Mitchell, M.E.V.

“…Methodology Using qualitative methodology, 11 semi-structured interviews were conducted with a total of 12 key informants working across the animal health (8; 2 men and 6 women) and human health (4; 3 men and 1 women) sector in Hanoi, Vietnam. …”
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