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Quisumbing, Agnes R.Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.Njuki, JemimahJohnson, Nancy L.[Gender, agriculture, and assets: Learning from eight agricultural development interventions in Africa and South Asia]Gender, agriculture, and assets: Learning from eight agricultural development interventions in Africa and South Asia

This paper synthesises evidence of the contributions that livestock make to the livelihoods of poor women in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and identifies factors that enhance or constrain livestock-related opportunities for women. We apply a gender lens to three livestock-related pathways out...


Kristjanson, Patricia M.Waters-Bayer, AnnJohnson, Nancy L.Tipilda, A.Njuki, JemimahBaltenweck, IsabelleGrace, DeliaMacMillan, Susan[Livestock and Women's Livelihoods: A Review of the Recent Evidence]Livestock and Women's Livelihoods: A Review of the Recent Evidence

Background Gender-related constraints reflect gender inequalities in access to resources and development opportunities. Access to productive assets is a major issue in the gender empowerment discourse. Despite the significant roles women play in agriculture and food security in many developing c...


Wambua, ScolasticaBirachi, Eliud AbucheliGichangi, AnnKavoi, JustusNjuki, JemimahMutua, MercyUgen, Michael AdroguKaranja, David[Influence of productive resources on bean production in male‑ and female‑headed households in selected bean corridors of Kenya]Influence of productive resources on bean production in male‑ and female‑headed households in selected bean corridors of Kenya

Ownership of assets is important for poverty reduction, and women’s control of assets is associated with positive development outcomes at the household and individual levels. This research was undertaken to provide guidance for agricultural development programs on how to incorporate gender and as...


Johnson, Nancy L.Kovarik, C.Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.Njuki, JemimahQuisumbing, Agnes R.[Gender, assets, and agricultural development: Lessons from eight projects]Gender, assets, and agricultural development: Lessons from eight projects

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, FlorenceNjuki, JemimahUgen, Michael AdroguAseete, PaulKatungi, EnidBirachi, Eliud AbucheliKabanyoro, RuthMugagga, Isaac JosephNanyonjo, Grace[Is bean really a women’s crop? Men and women’s participation in bean production in Uganda]Is bean really a women’s crop? Men and women’s participation in bean production in Uganda

Njuki, JemimahWaithanji, Elizabeth M.Sakwa, B.Kariuki, Juliet B.Mukewa, E.Ngige, J.[Do women control what they grow? The gendered use of KickStart’s pumps for irrigation in Kenya and Tanzania]Do women control what they grow? The gendered use of KickStart’s pumps for irrigation in Kenya and Tanzania
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.Johnson, Nancy L.Quisumbing, Agnes R.Njuki, JemimahBehrman, Julia A.Rubin, DeborahPeterman, A.Waithanji, Elizabeth M.[The gender asset gap and its implications for agricultural and rural development]The gender asset gap and its implications for agricultural and rural development

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, JemimahMapila, MTZingore, ShamieDelve, Robert J.[The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa]The dynamics of social capital in influencing use of soil management options in the Chinyanja Triangle of southern Africa

Rural household economies dependent on rainfed agriculture are increasingly turning to irrigation technology solutions to reduce the effects of weather variability and guard against inconsistent and low crop output. Organizations are increasingly using market-based approaches to disseminate techn...


Njuki, JemimahWaithanji, Elizabeth M.Sakwa, B.Kariuki, Juliet B.Mukewa, E.Ngige, J.[Can market-based approaches to technology development and dissemination benefit women smallholder farmers? A qualitative assessment of gender dynamics in the ownership, purchase, and use of irrigation pumps in Kenya and Tanzania]Can market-based approaches to technology development and dissemination benefit women smallholder farmers? A qualitative assessment of gender dynamics in the ownership, purchase, and use of irrigation pumps in Kenya and Tanzania

Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.Johnson, Nancy L.Quisumbing, Agnes R.Njuki, JemimahBehrman, J.Rubin, DeborahPeterman, A.Waithanji, Elizabeth M.[Gender, assets, and agricultural development programs: A conceptual framework]Gender, assets, and agricultural development programs: A conceptual framework

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