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 den
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Pedehombga, A.
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Ouédraogo, M.
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Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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Olney, S.
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[Can integrated agriculture - nutrition programs change gender norms on land and asset ownership? Evidence from Burkina Faso.]
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Can integrated agriculture - nutrition programs change gender norms on land and asset ownership? Evidence from Burkina Faso.
The goal of CARE - Bangladesh’s Strengthening the Dairy Value Chain Project (SDVCP) is to improve the dairy-related incomes of 35,000 households in Northwest Bangladesh. To achieve its goal, SDVCP addresses the major challenges to improving smallholder participation in the value chain, namely far...
Siddiquee, N.A.
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Tanvin, K.
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[Can dairy value chain projects change gender norms in rural Bangladesh? Impacts on assets, gender norms, and time use.]
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Can dairy value chain projects change gender norms in rural Bangladesh? Impacts on assets, gender norms, and time use.
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.
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Yasmi, R.
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Ara, J.
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Kamruzzaman, M.
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Davis, P.
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Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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Roy, Q.
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[How do intrahousehold dynamics change when assets are transferred to women? Evidence from BRAC’s “Targeting the Ultra Poor” program in Bangladesh]
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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 den
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Pedehombga, A.
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Ouédraogo, M.
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Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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Olney, D.
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[An integrated agriculture - nutrition program in Burkina Faso can change gender norms on land and asset ownership.]
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An integrated agriculture - nutrition program in Burkina Faso can change gender norms on land and asset ownership.
The CSISA project was launched in 2009 with the goal of reducing food andincome insecurity in South Asia through accelerated development and deployment of new cereal varieties, sustainable crop and resource systems management practices, and better access to informat...
Spielman, David J.
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Magnan, Nicholas
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[Gender dimensions of social networks and technology adoption: Evidence from a field experiment in Uttar Pradesh]
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Gender dimensions of social networks and technology adoption: Evidence from a field experiment in Uttar Pradesh
Smallholder farmers in East Africa need information and knowledge on appropriate climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices, technologies, and institutional innovations in order to effectively adapt to changing climatic conditions and cope with climate variability. This paper assesses farmer adopt...
Nyasimi, Mary
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Kimeli, Philip
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Sayula, George
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Kinyangi, James
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Mungai, Catherine
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[Adoption and Dissemination Pathways for Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Practices for Climate-Resilient Livelihoods in Lushoto, Northeast Tanzania]
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Adoption and Dissemination Pathways for Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Practices for Climate-Resilient Livelihoods in Lushoto, Northeast Tanzania
Parkia biglobosa, a NTFP tree species commonly known as "néré" is particularly important in the diet of rural and urban populations in the Sudano-Sahelian zone. The seeds are processed into a highly nutritious sauce, called "soumbala", combined with cereal dishes. While néré is very popular, its ...
Pehou, C.A.K.
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Djoudi, H.
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Vinceti, B.
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[Access to forest resources: women's rights to Parkia biglobosa in three villages in Central-West Burkina Faso]
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Access to forest resources: women's rights to Parkia biglobosa in three villages in Central-West Burkina Faso
This paper first presents a clustering of women based on the characterization of their distinct access rights to néré. Secondly, the types of access rights are characterized also in spatial terms, based on the type of land use where the women harvesting is exercised.
Pehou, C.A.K.
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Djoudi, H.
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Vinceti, B.
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[Access right to food tree species: the case of women access to nere (Parkia biglobosa) in Central-West Burkina Faso]
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Access right to food tree species: the case of women access to nere (Parkia biglobosa) in Central-West Burkina Faso
This gender and social inclusion strategy is designed to support the sustainable and equitable delivery of Bioversity International’s institutional vision and mission. It will promote gender-responsive and socially inclusive practices into all research-for-development practices in the organizatio...
Bioversity International
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[Bioversity International Gender and Social Inclusion Strategy]
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Bioversity International Gender and Social Inclusion Strategy
From April 2013 to April 2014, Bioversity International ran a Gender Research Fellowship Programme (GRFP) that brought together five scientists from low to middle income countries (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, India, Malaysia and Kyrgyzstan). The Fellows from different disciplinary backgrounds gained ...
Fernández, M.
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[Gender Research Fellowship Programme Writeshop Report, 2-6 June 2014, Bangalore, India]
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Gender Research Fellowship Programme Writeshop Report, 2-6 June 2014, Bangalore, India