Resultados de búsqueda - Women and literature

Gender, livestock and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica por Farnworth, Cathy Rozel

“…A scoping exercise to identify opportunities to strengthen the gender component was therefore undertaken in 2015 using a case study in Costa Rica and a literature review. This exercise identified women’s roles as (1) co-decision-makers with men in the household, (2) users of milk for making cheese (most households) and (3) farmers directly involved in livestock production activities under some circumstances. …”
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Mapping cassava food value chains in Tanzania's smallholder farming sector: the implications of intra-household gender dynamics por Masamha, Blessing, Thebe, V., Uzokwe, Veronica N.E.

“…While production and processing nodes of the chain, which commenced from villages, were dominated by women and children, women were not well-integrated within high value nodes such as marketing in urban areas and cross-border trading, which were dominated by men. …”
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Assessing the performance and participation among young male and female entrepreneurs in agribusiness: a case study of the rice and maize subsectors in Cameroon por Fani, D.C.R., Henrietta, U.U., Oben, E.N., Dzever, D.D., Obekpa, O.C., Nde, A.T., Sani, M., Annih, M.G., Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.

“…Our study contributes to the literature by showing that young women agribusiness entrepreneurs are as competitive as their male counterparts and that the opportunities for young women in agriculture are good. …”
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Mother-father resources and girl-boy health in rural Bangladesh por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The brief discusses the growing body of literature [that] suggests that men and women allocate resources under their control in systematically different ways. …”
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TH3.3: Beyond crops: Towards gender equality in forestry, fisheries, aquaculture, and livestock development por Elias, Marlène, Zaremba, Haley, Tavenner, Katie, Ragasa, Catherine, Paez Valencia, Ana Maria, Choudhary, Afrina, Haan, Nicoline C. de

“…In this background paper for the Report on The Status of Rural Women in Agri-food Systems: 10 Years after the SOFA 2010-11, we review the literature to examine gender gaps in relation to each sector, their implications for achieving multiple food system outcomes, what has worked to reduce inequalities, and the potential these sectors hold for advancing gender equality as an outcome in itself. …”
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The gender implications of large-scale land deals por Behrman, Julia A., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…It addresses the current information gap on the differential gender effects of large-scale land deals through (1) an overview of the phases of large-scale land deals and discussion of related effects on rural men and women based on new literature on large-scale land deals and past literature on the gender effects of commercialization and contract farming; (2) a presentation of further evidence using several recent case studies on the gender effects of large-scale deals; (3) an identification of knowledge gaps and areas where further research is needed; and (4) a recap of promising initiatives, followed by recommendations and conclusions.…”
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Gendered-Traits for rice product profiles, Côte d’Ivoire por N'Dour, M., Ly, C.O., Kokola, J.A.

“…The activities initially consisted of varietal characterization studies across Africa, conducted within the CGIAR, which identified 9 target product profiles for the improvement of rice varietal selection. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify traits that are complementary to the traits constructed in the TPP and how they are interpreted according to the needs of women, men and other key stakeholders. …”
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Measurement of gender attitudes to inform gender-transformative approaches: Insights from 4 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa por Ragasa, Catherine, Lambrecht, Isabel B., Ma, Ning, Cole, Steven

“… - Growing interest on gender-transformative approaches and change indicators, but gaps remain on how to design and measure them - Objective 1: To contribute to the documentation and measurement of gender attitudes that may pose challenges or create opportunities, especially for women working in agrifood systems. - Objective 2: To contribute to the emerging literature on how framing affects the measurement of gender attitudes…”
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Gender, Assets, and Agricultural Development Programs: A Conceptual Framework por Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Johnson, Nancy L., Quisumbing, Agnes R., Njuki, Jemimah, Behrman, Julia A., Rubin, Deborah, Peterman, Amber, Waithanji, Elizabeth M.

“…Yet relatively little is known about how agricultural development programs can most effectively deliver these outcomes of well-being, empowerment, and higher income in a way that acknowledges differential access to and control over assets by men and women. After reviewing the literature on gender and assets, this paper offers a conceptual framework for understanding the gendered pathways through which asset accumulation occurs, including attention to not only men's and women's assets but also those they share in joint control and ownership. …”
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FR2.2: Gender assessement of Potato Traits: A G+ Product Profiling application por Mwende, J., Mayanja, S., Nyaga, J., Sinelle, S., Renou, C., Onyango, C., Hareau, G., Polar, Vivian, Ashby, Jacqueline A., Okello, J.J.

“…Findings show that tuber yield is associated with increased demand for women's unpaid labour during harvesting and sorting and greater requirement for inputs to which women have limited access. …”
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Gendered access to assets and resources in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture in East Africa: Insights from feminist political ecology framework por Ouko, Kevin

“…This study aimed at understanding how unequal resource and asset disposition influence men’s and women’s participation in the sector in East Africa. …”
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Gender vulnerability assessment to inform gender-sensitive adaptation action: a case study in semi-arid areas of Mali por Segnon, Alcade C., Magassa, Mariame, Rêmilokoun Obossou, Esdras Abréwa, Partey, Samuel T., Houessionon, Prosper, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…A systematic review of drivers of gendered vulnerability in Mali illustrated how socio-cultural norms and roles assigned to women, and limited women access to and control over productive resources and adaptation technologies make women more vulnerable to climatic and non-climatic risks. …”
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Gender Outcomes Harvesting in Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security: A meta-analysis por Verzosa, Fatima, Gonsalves, Julian Francis, Barbon, Wilson John, Monville-Oro, Emilita

“…Within the context of the promotion and adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) options or practices, this paper is a meta-analysis that focuses on gender outcomes resulting from women’s adaptation strategies, in response to constraints brought on by their normative and cultural environment, expectations emanating from their reproductive and productive roles, and gender disparities that contribute to gender inequality and women’s economic disempowerment. …”
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Onto the Farm, into the Home: How Intrahousehold Gender Dynamics Shape Land Restoration in Eastern Kenya por Crossland, M., Paez Valencia, Ana Maria, Pagella, Tim, Magaju, C., Kiura, E., Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Sinclair, Fergus L.

“…Combining results from household surveys, interviews and focus group discussions, our findings reveal that decisions over the uptake of restoration practices, although usually initiated by women who attend agricultural workshops, are often discussed between husband and wife and that multiple social dimensions intersect to shape men's and women's interest in, contribution to, and benefit from different practices. …”
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Gender empowerment and parity in East Africa: evidence from climate-smart agriculture in Ethiopia and Kenya por Tesfaye, Abonesh, Radeny, Maren A.O., Ogada, Maurice Juma, Recha, John W.M., Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Chanana, Nitya, Huyer, Sophia, Demeke, Getamesay, Solomon, Dawit

“…Regarding gender parityindex (GPI), in both sites, majority of the women in the empowered households in CSVs were either atequal status with men or even at higher status than men. …”
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Review of the micronutrient situation in Rwanda por Arsenault, Joanne E., Olney, Deanna K.

“…Current nutrition strategies mainly target women and young children and are primarily designed to reduce vitamin A deficiency and/or anemia caused by micronutrient deficiencies.Rwanda has many nutrition programs in place that address micronutrient deficiencies in young children and a few for women of reproductive age. …”
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Social equity implications of intensification and commercialization in East African livestock systems: Implications for low-emission development por Crane, Todd A., Bullock, Renee, Gichuki, Leah

“…Findings indicate that intensification and related commercialization often increase women’s labor burden in households and women’s disenfranchisement from economic opportunities. …”
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Synergistic impacts of agricultural credit and extension on adoption of climate-smart agricultural technologies in southern Africa por Makate, Clifton, Makate, Marshall, Mutenje, Munyaradzi, Mango, Nelson, Siziba, Shephard

“…Further, joint impacts of credit and extension on adoption were found to be less pronounced in youthful and women farmer groups compared to their old and male farmer group counterparts respectively. …”
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Unveiling gendered perspectives on farmers’ climate risk perception, and adaptation strategies: A systematic review por Ningombam, Soniya, Das, Abhishek, Kumar, Shalander, Kasala, Kavitha, Puskur, Ranjitha

“…Climate change poses a significant challenge to farmers worldwide. It affects men and women differently due to their diverse roles, responsibilities, resource access and sociocultural norms. …”
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Nutritional value of the marine fish in Bangladesh and their potential to address malnutrition: A review por Rifat, M. A., Abdul, Wahab, Rahman, Muhammad, Nahiduzzaman, Md, Mamun, Abdullah-Al

“…Therefore, this review focuses on the nutrient composition of marine fish in Bangladesh and how the marine fish can address common nutrient deficiencies among women and children. Nutrient composition data was collected through literature searching in databases and source, including PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, WorldFish, and Bangladesh-based database Banglajol. …”
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