In this info-note, we explain the body mass index calculations (BMI) for adults in agricultural Guatemalan households, as well as the implementation of indicators to assess the nutritional status of children under 5 years (height for age, weight for age and weight for height). This work is part o...
Consenza, Emma
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Talsma, Elise F.
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Arora, Diksha
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Useche, Pilar
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González, Carolina
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Lopera, Diana Carolina
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Muriel, Juliana
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[Nutritional status of adults and children under 5 years of age in two areas of Guatemala Project results for “His and Hers, time and income: how intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural households”.]
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Nutritional status of adults and children under 5 years of age in two areas of Guatemala Project results for “His and Hers, time and income: how intra-household dynamics impact nutrition in agricultural households”.
As the evidence grows about the critical role of women in agriculture, more and more agricultural development pro-grams and projects aim to address the gender-based constraints to achieve their goals. The process starts with identification of the roles played by men and women in different agricul...
Arora, Diksha
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Twyman, Jennifer
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[Los roles de género entre los pequeños productores de ganadería en Costa Rica]
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[Gender roles among small-scale livestock producers in Costa Rica]
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Gender roles among small-scale livestock producers in Costa Rica
Research suggests that extreme weather events have a negative impact on agricultural
income and wellbeing of smallholder households. Climate change induced shocks can
also a ect people's ability to work, thereby, in
uence their decisions on labor or time
allocation. Very few studies have consider...
Arora, Diksha
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[Activity Report: Extreme weather events (drought) and its impact on assets, livelihoods and gender roles Case study of small-scale livestock herders in Cauca, Colombia]
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Activity Report: Extreme weather events (drought) and its impact on assets, livelihoods and gender roles Case study of small-scale livestock herders in Cauca, Colombia
In this paper, we present the gender disaggregated adoption and implementation patterns of different adaptation practices by rural communities in Tuma-La Dalia in Nicaragua. The analysis considers gender differences in knowledge, sources of information and intra-household dynamics related to adop...
Arora, Diksha
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[Activity Report: “Gender disaggregated CSA adoption trends: Results from two different surveys in Tuma-La Dalia in Nicaragua”]
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Activity Report: “Gender disaggregated CSA adoption trends: Results from two different surveys in Tuma-La Dalia in Nicaragua”
Roles and responsibilities in livestock production and household maintenance are segregated along gender lines. Men’s and women’s participation in the livestock sector varies by tasks. Women combine livestock production, particularly, milk processing activities with the responsibility of househol...
Arora, Diksha
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Arango, Jacobo
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Burkart, Stefan
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Chirinda, Ngonidzashe
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Twyman, Jennifer
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[Gender [im]balance in productive and reproductive labor among livestock producers in Colombia: Implications for climate change responses]
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Gender [im]balance in productive and reproductive labor among livestock producers in Colombia: Implications for climate change responses