Boserup’s in?uential book ‘Women’s Role in Economic Development’ generated debate on gender and development in Africa. Based on a survey of 322 households in northern Nigeria, this paper evaluates gender differences in labor allocation to eight enterprises (crop production, livestock production, ...
Chianu, J.N.
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Tsujii, H
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[Gender differences in labor allocation in West Africa : A case study of the savannas of Northern Nigeria]
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Gender differences in labor allocation in West Africa : A case study of the savannas of Northern Nigeria
Background
Common bean one of the grain legumes that was traditionally considered a subsistence crop and therefore a woman’s crop in Uganda was prioritized for commercialization. This has transformed the crop from being a subsistence crop (food security crop) to a commercial crop with more men en...
Nakazi, Florence
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Njuki, Jemimah
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Ugen, Michael Adrogu
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Aseete, Paul
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Katungi, Enid
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Kabanyoro, Ruth
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Mugagga, Isaac Joseph
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Nanyonjo, Grace
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[Is bean really a women’s crop? Men and women’s participation in bean production in Uganda]
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Is bean really a women’s crop? Men and women’s participation in bean production in Uganda
There is increasing interest in farmers organizations as an effective approach to farmer participatory research (FPR). Using data from an empirical study of farmers research groups (FRGs) in Uganda, this paper examines the patterns of participation in groups and answers questions such as: Who p...
Sanginga, Pascal C.
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Tumwine, Jackson K.
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Lilja, N.
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[Patterns of participation in farmers' research groups: lessons from the highlands of Southwestern Uganda]
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Patterns of participation in farmers' research groups: lessons from the highlands of Southwestern Uganda
Bigler, Christine
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Amacker, Michèle
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Ingabire, Chantal
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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[Rwanda's gendered agricultural transformation: A mixed-method study on the rural labour market, wage gap and care penalty]
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Rwanda's gendered agricultural transformation: A mixed-method study on the rural labour market, wage gap and care penalty
Gumucio, Tatiana
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Tafur Rueda, Mariana
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[Influencing gender-inclusive climate change policies in Latin America]
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Influencing gender-inclusive climate change policies in Latin America
The demand for gender analysis is now increasingly orthodox in natural resource programming, including that for small-scale fisheries. Whilst the analysis of social–ecological resilience has made valuable contributions to integrating social dimensions into research and policy-making on natural re...
Kawarazuka, Nozomi
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Locke, Catherine
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McDougall, Cynthia
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Kantor, Paula
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Morgan, Miranda
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[Bringing analysis of gender and social–ecological resilience together in small-scale fisheries research: Challenges and opportunities]
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Bringing analysis of gender and social–ecological resilience together in small-scale fisheries research: Challenges and opportunities
Esta publicación es el resultado de un proceso de sistematización participativo facilitado por el Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) para el proyecto “Alianza para la Creación de Oportunidades de Desarrollo Rural a través de Relaciones Agroempresariales” (ACORDAR, por sus siglas ...
Pineda, Eva Francisca
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Lanuza, Felicia
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Arista, Iris Massiel
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Morán, Elizabeth
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Rodríguez Alfaro, Scarleth
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Torres, Erika María
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Paguaga, Gloria Amparo
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Andino, Francis
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Rodríguez Zavala, Scarleth
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[Gender. The ACORDAR Project: Promoting a Gender Approach]
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[Género. Promoción del enfoque de género desde el proyecto ACORDAR]
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Género. Promoción del enfoque de género desde el proyecto ACORDAR
Twyman, Jennifer
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Muriel, Juliana
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García, María Alejandra
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[Identifying women farmers: Informal gender norms as institutional barriers to recognizing women’s contributions to agriculture]
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Identifying women farmers: Informal gender norms as institutional barriers to recognizing women’s contributions to agriculture
Social capital has become a critical issue in agricultural development as it plays an important role in collective action, such as, management of common resources and collective marketing. Whilst literature exists on the role of social capital in the use and adoption of improved agricultural tech...
Njuki, Jemimah
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Mapila, MT
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Zingore, Shamie
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Delve, Robert J.
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[The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa]
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The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa