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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

There is a high degree of interest in the potential for agricultural programs to be designed and implemented to achieve health and nutrition objectives. Policymakers have often looked to the experience of civil society organizations in designing and implementing such programs, particularly in dif...


Bold, M. van denPedehombga, A.Ouédraogo, M.Quisumbing, Agnes R.Olney, S.[Can integrated agriculture - nutrition programs change gender norms on land and asset ownership? Evidence from Burkina Faso.]Can integrated agriculture - nutrition programs change gender norms on land and asset ownership? Evidence from Burkina Faso.

BRAC’s Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR ¬‐ TUP) program aims to assist the ultra poor in rural Bangladesh to rise out of extreme poverty and access mainstream development programming. CFPR—TUP Phase 2 —the focus of ...


Das, N.Yasmi, R.Ara, J.Kamruzzaman, M.Davis, P.Quisumbing, Agnes R.Roy, Q.[How do intrahousehold dynamics change when assets are transferred to women? Evidence from BRAC’s “Targeting the Ultra Poor” program in Bangladesh]How do intrahousehold dynamics change when assets are transferred to women? Evidence from BRAC’s “Targeting the Ultra Poor” program in Bangladesh

Helen Keller International (HKI) carried out a two-year Enhanced-Homestead Food Production (E-HFP) pilot program (2010–2012) in Gourma Province in eastern Burkina Faso. The program’s goal was to improve women’s and children’s nutrition and health outcomes through...


Bold, M. van denPedehombga, A.Ouédraogo, M.Quisumbing, Agnes R.Olney, D.[An integrated agriculture - nutrition program in Burkina Faso can change gender norms on land and asset ownership.]An integrated agriculture - nutrition program in Burkina Faso can change gender norms on land and asset ownership.

Galiè, AlessandraMartinez, E.Quisumbing, Agnes R.[Measuring empowerment in agricultural development projects using WEAI and WELI]Measuring empowerment in agricultural development projects using WEAI and WELI

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

The goal of the HarvestPlus reaching end users (REU) orange sweet potato (OSP) project is to increase vitamin A intake and improve vitamin status among Vulnerable populations (women and children) in rural Uganda by introducing beta-carotene-rich OSP, as well as related messages concerning ...


Gilligan, D.O.Kumar, N.McNiven, S.Meenakshi, J.V.Quisumbing, Agnes R.[Who decides to grow orange sweet potatoes? Bargaining power and adoption of biofortified crops in Uganda.]Who decides to grow orange sweet potatoes? Bargaining power and adoption of biofortified crops in Uganda.
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

We examine the role of gender in adoption and diffusion of orange sweet potato, a biofortified staple food crop being promoted as a strategy to increase dietary intakes of vitamin A among young children and adult women in Uganda. As an agricultural intervention with nutrition objectives, intrahou...


Gilligan, D.O.Kumar, N.McNiven, S.Meenakshi, J.V.Quisumbing, Agnes R.[Bargaining power and biofortification: The role of gender in adoption of orange sweet potato in Uganda]Bargaining power and biofortification: The role of gender in adoption of orange sweet potato in Uganda

Strengthening the abilities of smallholder farmers in developing countries, particularly women farmers, to produce for both home and the market is currently a development priority. In many contexts, ownership of assets is strongly gendered, reflecting existing gender norms and limiting women’s ab...


Quisumbing, Agnes R.Rubin, DeborahManfre, C.Waithanji, Elizabeth M.Bold, M. van denOlney, D.Johnson, Nancy L.Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.[Gender, assets, and market-oriented agriculture: learning from high-value crop and livestock projects in Africa and Asia]Gender, assets, and market-oriented agriculture: learning from high-value crop and livestock projects in Africa and Asia

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