Search Results - women’s collectives

Estimating the potential of spices for mineral provision in a refugee context in East Africa by Woldetsadik, D., Hailu, H., Gebrezgabher, Solomie A., Adam-Bradford, A., Mengistu, T., Evans, C. T., Madani, N., Mafika, T. P, Fleming, D. E. B.

“…Forty turmeric and curry powder samples were collected from different market establishments and geographic locations in East Africa. …”
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Reducing Vulnerability of Somali Communities by Raising the Capacity of Indigenous Systems and Enhancing Market Access and Consumer Welfare: Knowledge of livestock grading and mark... by Mtimet, Nadhem, Wanyoike, Francis, Mugunieri, Lawrence, Ndiwa, Nicholas, Warsame, Ahmed, Marshall, Karen

“…This activity focused on market participation and producer's knowledge of the indigenous livestock grading and pricing system applied to small ruminant marketing in Somaliland. Data were collected from a random sample of 143 men and women producers in three livelihood zones: Hawd pastoral, West Golis pastoral and Togdheer agro-pastoral zones. …”
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Do female-led decisions on food shopping and preparation in the household maintain diet diversity? Examining food safety and nutritional awareness and gender roles in consumer hous... by Khanal, Aditya R., Gurung, Rita K., Timilsina, Ram Hari

“…We found significant positive effects of income and awareness on HDDS. Given the roles women play in food systems and households, our study suggests awareness and educational programs emphasize the ensured participation of women.…”
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Barriers and enablers of crop varietal replacement and adoption among smallholder farmers as influenced by gender: the case of sweetpotato in Katakwi district, Uganda by Bayiyana, I., Okello, J.J., Mayanja, S., Nakitto, M., Namazzi, S., Osaru, F., Ojwang, S.O., Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Lagerkvist, Carl Johan

“…For women, the most important source of planting materials doubled as their most important source of information. …”
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Direct and spillover effects of land rights formalization in Africa: A case study of the Second-Level Land Certification (SLLC) in Ethiopia by Ghebru, Hosaena, Girmachew, Fikirte

“…A more gender disaggregated investigation indicates a relatively favorable outcome on married women’s perceived tenure security compared to their male counterparts. …”
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The impact of Tubaramure, a food-assisted integrated health and nutrition program in Burundi, on household food consumption and maternal and child dietary diversity by Leroy, Jef L., Olney, Deanna K., Bliznashka, Lilia, Ruel, Marie T.

“…We estimated the program's impact on household energy consumption (HHEC), women's dietary diversity (WDD) and children's (6‐24 m) minimum dietary diversity (MDD), using repeated cross‐sectional data collected at baseline and again 2 y later.Compared to the control group, program beneficiaries had significantly greater HHEC (by ~ 600 kcal/d/adult equivalent), due to greater consumption of foods from the rations, and of fruits. …”
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Are rice systems sustainable in Sri Lanka?- A case of Deduru Oya reservoir irrigation scheme by Jayasiri, M.M.J.G.C.N., Dayawansa, N.D.K., Ingold, Karin, Yadav, Sudhir

“…Data for the study was collected through a structured questionnaire, which incorporated the 12 performance indicators of the SRP framework, including profitability, labor productivity, grain yield, water productivity, nutrient use efficiency, biodiversity, greenhouse gas emission, food safety, health and safety, child labor and youth engagement, and women empowerment. …”
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Harnessing community conversations for gender-responsive engagement in livestock management in Ethiopia: a methodological reflection by Lemma, Mamusha, Alemu, Biruk, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

“…Gender-inclusive discussions allowed women and men to participate in livestock management decisions. …”
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Guidance note: Setting gender responsive sustainability standards by Petkova, Liliana, North, Hanna, Morgan, Miranda, Radford, Eleanor

“…Sustainability systems that are not gender-responsive can result in unnecessary health and safety risks for women and girls, and lead to unequal impacts and unintended consequences. …”
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Gender equality and social inclusion in NDC planning and implementation in Africa by Huyer, Sophia

“…The analysis assessed the integration of key groups identified in the Paris Agreement into NDC planning and implementation in African countries, in the same sectors of agriculture, livestock and CSA: women, youth, indigenous peoples (IPs), elderly and people with disabilities. …”
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Mapping the social network architecture of rural communities by Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…These include: Qualitative methods of data collection. Focus groups meeting with men and women farmers in the two study locations (Aurepalle and Kanzara) were conducted to understand the important transactions that people have in these two villages. …”
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Perceived tenure (in)security in the era of rural transformation: Gender-disaggregated analysis from Mozambique by Ghebru, Hosaena, Girmachew, Fikirte

“…The empirical findings reveal, overall, collective tenure risks are the real threat to women’s tenure security while individual tenure risks (ownership, inheritance, border disputes, etc.) are more of a threat to the tenure security of men. …”
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Fuzzy cognitive mapping for systems change: Workshop on systems thinking to build capacity of local stakeholders by Babu, Harish, Kandikuppa, Sandeep, Yanamandram, Koushik, Narielwalla, Rhea, Zhang, Wei, Kumar, Praveen

“…The two-day workshop saw 36 participants (28 women and 8 men) representing a spectrum of stakeholders including farmers, Gram Panchayat representatives, community leaders including women, and representatives from local non-profits and government organizations (for instance: ASHA workers – who are India’s community-based frontline health workers) learning about systems thinking and the need for looking beyond immediate cause-and-effect relationships while addressing issues related to rural livelihoods, governance, and well-being. …”
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Gender dynamics in scaling and commercialization of improved forages in Uganda by Lukuyu, Margaret, Sibiko, Kenneth W., Notenbaert, An M. O.

“…Here we present results from Uganda based on data collected in December 2022 from gender-disaggregated Focus Group Discussions in Kiruhura and Ibanda Districts.…”
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Methodological considerations and cost to measure coverage of multisectoral nutrition interventions: Protocol for the One Nutrition Coverage Survey in Bangladesh by Manohar, Swetha, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Neupane, Sumanta, Munos, Melinda Kay, Heidkamp, Rebecca, Banerjee, Archis, Pandya, Niharika, Kim, Sunny S.

“…The survey will interview women of reproductive age (15–49 years), caregivers of children (0–9 years), adolescents (10–19 years) and pregnant women, collecting data on multisectoral nutrition interventions relevant to these groups. …”
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Training in digital and data skills can bridge the gender divide in agriculture by Agaton, Celina, Sharma, Sheetal

“…To address this issue, the CGIAR Digital Innovation Initiative has partnered with the Open Knowledge Kit (OK Kit), created to enable people from local communities, especially women, to use digital tools and techniques to support continuous and consistent data collection methods and create local data employment opportunities across the Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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Dataset for AABS baseline/characterization in Kenya (wp1) by Manyise, Timothy, Brako Dompreh, Eric

“…A structured questionnaire was developed and deployed on the KoboToolbox platform, facilitating efficient data collection through mobile tablets. The dataset recorded demographics, fishing activities, cost and revenues, market dynamics, fisheries management, knowledge, access and use of digital tools, access to weather forecast, climate and environment, food and nutrition security, gender, decision making and women empowerment, and poverty.…”
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Formative research for the development of a theory-based social behavior change communication plan for the More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkIT) project by Kelly, J.

“…Major themes such as perceived insufficient milk and consumption discrepancies between pregnant and lactating women and infants and children also arose. Using these results, this research lays the groundwork for a theory-based SBCC plan to improve maternal and child nutrition.…”
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Hidden pathways: approaches to understand intra-household gender relations and climate adaptation in Kenya dairy systems by DuttaGupta, Tanaya, Bullock, Renee, Miriti, Philip

“…Married women also negotiate and navigate decision-making spaces, often in hidden ways. …”
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Nutritional value of the marine fish in Bangladesh and their potential to address malnutrition: A review by 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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