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Tegbaru, A.Fitzsimons, J.Hillbur, P.Kirscht, H.[Resolving the gender empowerment equation in agricultural research a systems approach]Resolving the gender empowerment equation in agricultural research a systems approach
Tavenner, KatieFraval, SimonOmondi, Immaculate A.Crane, Todd A.[Gendered reporting of household dynamics in the Kenyan dairy sector: Trends and implications for low emissions dairy development]Gendered reporting of household dynamics in the Kenyan dairy sector: Trends and implications for low emissions dairy development

It is widely reported that women provide the bulk of food production labour in Africa. Since efficient targeting of improved technologies demands an understanding of who is likely to use them, and new farm technologies have often been inappropriate for women's needs, this paper presents the relat...


Enete, A.Nweke, F.Tollens, E.[Contribution of men and women to food crop production labour in Africa: information from COSCA]Contribution of men and women to food crop production labour in Africa: information from COSCA

For agriculture to play a role in climate change mitigation strategies to reduce emissions from inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilizer through a more balanced and efficient use are necessary. Such strategies should align with the overarching principle of sustainable intensification and will need to co...


Farnworth, Cathy R.Stirling, Clare M.Sapkota, Tek B.Jat, Mangi LalMisiko, Michael T.Simon, Attwood[Gender and inorganic nitrogen: what are the implications of moving towards a more balanced use of nitrogen fertilizer in the tropics?]Gender and inorganic nitrogen: what are the implications of moving towards a more balanced use of nitrogen fertilizer in the tropics?
Autor: David, S.

This paper examines the conditions and factors that create opportunities for women to engage in market-oriented crop production. It uses as a case study of Nasarawa and Kwara states in northern Nigeria, where women have started to cultivate sweetpotato, a crop traditionally grown by men. Men’s re...


David, S.[Getting a piece of the pie: An analysis of factors influencing women's production of sweetpotato in Northern Nigeria.]Getting a piece of the pie: An analysis of factors influencing women's production of sweetpotato in Northern Nigeria.

The articles in this issue grapple with how climate-resilient approaches including climate-smart agriculture (CSA) can more effectively promote gender equality and women’s empowerment1. How can CSA be implemented in ways that improve the situation and empowerment of women as well as men. CSA has ...


Huyer, SophiaPartey, Samuel T[Weathering the storm or storming the norms? Moving gender equality forward in climate-resilient agriculture - Introduction to the Special Issue on Gender Equality in Climate-Smart Agriculture: Approaches and Opportunities]Weathering the storm or storming the norms? Moving gender equality forward in climate-resilient agriculture - Introduction to the Special Issue on Gender Equality in Climate-Smart Agriculture: Approaches and Opportunities

What is the relationship between gender norms, agency, and agricultural innovation? How might we undertake and what can we learn from a comparative approach to this question? GENNOVATE—a comparative and collaborative research project—addresses these questions using contextually embedded qualitati...


Badstue, Lone B.Petesch, PattiFeldman, ShelleyPrain, GordonElias, MarlèneKantor, Paula[Qualitative, comparative, and collaborative research at large scale: An introduction to GENNOVATE]Qualitative, comparative, and collaborative research at large scale: An introduction to GENNOVATE

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, MaryKimeli, PhilipSayula, GeorgeRadeny, Maren A.O.Kinyangi, JamesMungai, Catherine[Adoption and Dissemination Pathways for Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Practices for Climate-Resilient Livelihoods in Lushoto, Northeast Tanzania]Adoption and Dissemination Pathways for Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Practices for Climate-Resilient Livelihoods in Lushoto, Northeast Tanzania

There is rising interest among research and development practitioners to arrive at impact driven solutions in the field of gender and climate change adaptation. Climate change adaptation interventions can be better targeted by being linked with type of climatic risks experienced by women farmers,...


Chanana, NityaAggarwal, Pramod K.[Woman in agriculture, and climate risks: hotspots for development]Woman in agriculture, and climate risks: hotspots for development

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