This paper focuses on analysing gender issues in livestock and root crop production. Qualitative data for the study was collected through gender disaggregated group discussions (GDs) in two districts, Mvomero and Kongwa in Tanzania. Data were collected from 4 communities representing the four vil...
Saghir, P.
,
Njuki, Jemimah
,
Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
,
Kariuki, Juliet B.
,
Sikira, A.
,
[Integrating improved goat breeds with new varieties of sweet potatoes and cassava in the agro-pastoral systems of Tanzania: A gendered analysis]
,
Integrating improved goat breeds with new varieties of sweet potatoes and cassava in the agro-pastoral systems of Tanzania: A gendered analysis
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, Ann
,
Johnson, Nancy L.
,
Tipilda, A.
,
Njuki, Jemimah
,
Baltenweck, Isabelle
,
Grace, Delia
,
MacMillan, Susan
,
[Livestock and Women's Livelihoods: A Review of the Recent Evidence]
,
Livestock and Women's Livelihoods: A Review of the Recent Evidence
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, Jemimah
,
Waithanji, 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
Being able to access, control, and own productive assets such as land, labor, finance, and social capital enables people to create stable and productive lives. Yet relatively little is known about how agricultural development programs can most effectively deliver these outcomes of well-being, emp...
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
,
Johnson, Nancy L.
,
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
,
Njuki, Jemimah
,
Behrman, J.
,
Rubin, Deborah
,
Peterman, A.
,
Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
,
[Gender, Assets, and Agricultural Development Programs: A Conceptual Framework]
,
Gender, Assets, and Agricultural Development Programs: A Conceptual Framework
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
,
Roy, S.D.
,
Njuki, Jemimah
,
Tanvin, K.
,
Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
,
[Can dairy value-chain projects change gender norms in rural Bangladesh? Impacts on assets, gender norms, and time use]
,
Can dairy value-chain projects change gender norms in rural Bangladesh? Impacts on assets, gender norms, and time use
Johnson, Nancy L.
,
Njuki, Jemimah
,
Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
,
Nhambetom, M.
,
Rogers, M.
,
Kruger, E.H.
,
[The gendered impacts of agricultural asset transfer projects: Lessons from the Manica Smallholder Dairy Development Program]
,
The gendered impacts of agricultural asset transfer projects: Lessons from the Manica Smallholder Dairy Development Program