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Is taking gender into account for development and diffusion of agricultural innovations justified? The case of drought tolerant maize in Northern Benin por Baco, M.N., Affoukouk, T., Moumouni, I., Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…It contributes to the literature by showing how distinctly women can prioritize criteria that are not the top concern of the men and by the way, can contribute to increase the adoption of varieties that contains both preferences of men and women.…”
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FR2.1: Improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in Papua New Guinea por Kosec, Katrina, Schmidt, Emily, Carrillo, Lucia, Peixun Fang, Ivekolia, Mark, Ovah, Raywin

“…Our strategic review of the literature reveals that women are heavily involved in all three value chains, but more so in production and sales than in (often lucrative) mid-stream nodes—often due to barriers on their mobility, access to market information, and education and skills. …”
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A review of the effects of migration on the feminization of agrarian dryland economies por Baada, Jemima Nomunume, Najjar, Dina

“…Intensifying outmigration in dryland areas affects women's roles in agriculture and related activities, with broader implications for productivity and gender equity. …”
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Gender Perspectives of ICT Utilization in Agriculture and Climate Response in West Africa: A Review por Zougmoré, Robert B., Partey, Samuel T.

“…This paper systematically reviewed the relevant literature to generate evidence and identify knowledge gaps on the gender perspectives of ICT use for agriculture and climate response in West Africa. …”
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Climate-resilient aquatic food systems require transformative change to address gender and intersectional inequalities por Adam, Rahma, Amani, A., Kuijpers, R., Danielsen, K., Smits, E., Kruijssen, F., Moran, N., Tigchelaar, M., Wabnitz, C., Tilley, A., Luzzi, M., Peerzadi, R.H., Ride, A., Rossignoli, C., Allison, Edward H., Cole, S.M., Zatti, I., Ouko, K., Farnworth, C.R.

“…The study relied on the gendered agrifood system and aquatic food climate risk frameworks to guide on literature search, review, and data analyses. Our findings show that intersecting identities disadvantage certain AFS actors, particularly young women from minority ethnic groups, and create challenge for them to manage and adapt to climate shocks and stresses. …”
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TH3.3: Addressing Gender Inequalities to Create More Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems por Bryan, Elizabeth, Alvi, Muzna, Huyer, Sophia, Ringler, Claudia

“…This background paper for the upcoming FAO Report on The Status of Rural Women in Agri-food Systems: 10 Years after the SOFA 2010-11, reviews the literature on gender, climate change and agri-food systems and finds strong evidence of gender inequalities in exposure and sensitivity to climate change, adaptive capacities, decision-making over alternative adaptive and policy responses, and well-being outcomes of climate change. …”
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Gender roles and child nutrition in livestock production systems in developing countries: a critical review por Tangka, F.K.L., Jabbar, M.A., Shapiro, Barry I.

“…This review is based on the limited amount of available literature which shows that specific participation of women, men and children in animal husbandry is significant and varies from region to region according to the traditional gender division of labour, other variables, the farming systems and the demographic and environmental factors. …”
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The impact of interventions delivered through farmer producer organizations on agricultural and empowerment outcomes in India por Ray, Soumyajit, Raghunathan, Kalyani

“…We find some impact of FPO interventions on agricultural outcomes, but mixed evidence of their impact on women’s empowerment. This research contributes to the existing body of literature by rigorously assessing the impact of FPOs on agriculture-related and women’s empowerment–related outcomes. …”
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Gender disparities in the downstream nodes of the rice value chain in Eastern Uganda: Roles, labour, time allocation, and empowerment por Oloo, Augustine

“…Findings on time allocation showed that men and women spend 5-8 hours per day in the downstream nodes of the rice value chain with men spending significantly more time than women. …”
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The impact of an experimental nutritional intervention in childhood on education among Guatemalan adults por Maluccio, John, Hoddinott, John F., Behrman, Jere R., Martorell, Reynaldo, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Stein, Aryeh D.

“…Our results indicate significantly positive, and fairly substantial, effects of the randomized intervention a quarter century after it ended: increased grade attainment by women, via increased likelihood of entering and completing primary school and some secondary school; speedier grade progression by women; higher scores on cognitive tests for both men and women; and higher scores on educational achievement tests for both men and women. …”
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Gendered perspectives on smallholder cattle production and health management in three sites in Tanzania por Galiè, Alessandra, Distefano, F., Kangogo, Daniel, Mattioli, R.C., Wieland, Barbara, Baltenweck, Isabelle

“…They also show how animal diseases impact the food security of women in particular. Yet, women were found to face more constraints than men in accessing vet services, information on diseases, and animal medicines. …”
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The roles of community nutrition scholars in changing mothers' child feeding, food preparation, and hygiene practices in southern Bangladesh por Kawarazuka, Nozomi, Ibrahim, F., Rahaman, E.H.M.S., Prain, Gordon

“…Discussion: While the study supports the literature that women’s bargaining power in food/resource allocation is critical in child health and nutrition, the evaluation found that this process involves negotiations among family members. …”
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Assessing gender-responsive and nutrition-sensitive adaptation and mitigation actions using a national scorecard por Magalhaes, Marilia, Bryan, Elizabeth, Ringler, Claudia

“…Women and men have different levels of exposure and sensitivity to climate change, given their different livelihood roles and other contextual factors. …”
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Gender gaps in potato productivity and the role of information and communication platforms in Kenya por Wayagi, E.O., Otieno, D.J., Nyikal, R.A., Okello, J.J., Kawarazuka, Nozomi

“…The gender productivity gap in the agricultural sector is a major contributor to low productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. Literature suggests that women’s lower productivity is deeply rooted in structural disadvantages, whose policy solutions include the potential use of information and communication technology (ICT) to incrementally narrow gender productivity gaps. …”
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Local normative climate shaping agency and agricultural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa por Petesch, Patti, Bullock, Renee, Feldman, Shelley, Badstue, Lone B., Rietveld, Anne M., Bauchspies, Wenda, Kamanzi, Adelbertus, Tegbaru, Amare, Yila, Jummai Othniel

“…We introduce the concept of local normative climate to improve understanding of community- level social processes that shape women’s and men’s sense of agency and capacities for taking important decisions, including in their agricultural livelihoods. …”
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Gender Equality, Climate Change and Agriculture in the MENA region: Priorities and Possibilities por Baruah, Bipasha, Najjar, Dina

“…Although we must be wary of over-generalizing about women’s needs and experiences across such a diverse set of geographic, ecological, cultural, socio-economic, political, and institutional contexts, the existing body of research on gender and climate change in MENA does enable us to comment reasonably certainly on what we know and what we do not know about the opportunities and challenges women experience in agriculture, the gendered effects and outcomes of climate change upon agriculture, and the roles women have played and could play in the future in adapting and building resilience to climate effects. …”
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TH2.1: Who is a man? Understanding the local normative climate for transformative interventions in rural farming communities of Central Uganda por Businge, Martha, Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo, Mwiine, Amon A., Shimali, Fred, Nakyewa, Brenda, Nanyonjo, G., Angudubo, S., Sanya, Losira N., Asiimwe, E.

“…Such normative factors interact with and constrain opportunities for women's equitable participation in agriculture, yet most women empowerment literature focuses on individual women level factors. …”
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Assessing the application of gender perspectives in land restoration studies in Ethiopia using text mining por Abera, Wuletawu, Tamene, Lulseged D., Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework, Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Elias, Marlène, Joshi, Deepa, Aynekulu, Ermias

“…This implies that scientific evidence about how land restoration has benefited men and women, and to what extent it could transform gender and power dynamics, is lacking. …”
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A technical review of modern cassava technology adoption in Nigeria (1985-2013): Trends, challenges, and opportunities por Oparinde, Adewale, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Manyong, Victor M., Birol, Ekin, Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Kulakow, Peter, Ilona, Paul

“…Very few studies disaggregated adoption by men and women, thus the literature can provide more policy relevance by giving adequate attention to gender considerations. …”
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It's raining babies? Flood exposures and fertility in Bangladesh por Thiede, Brian C., Chen, Joyce J., Mueller, Valerie, Hultquist, Carolynne, Salim, Zarmeen

“…An abundant demographic literature examines the impacts of climatic and environmental change on human migration and health. …”
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