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Shackleton, S.Campbell, Bruce M.[The traditional broom trade in Bushbuckridge, South Africa: helping poor women cope with adversity]The traditional broom trade in Bushbuckridge, South Africa: helping poor women cope with adversity

The forest resources in Ethiopia have suffered decades of mismanagement due mainly to loosely defined property relations over these resources. As one of the solutions, Participatory Forest Management (PFM) scheme was introduced during the early 1990s by some NGOs. Nearly two decades of experience...


Gobeze, T.Bekele, M.Lemenih, H.Kassa, H.[Participatory forest management and its impacts on livelihoods and forest status: the case of Bonga forest in Ethiopia]Participatory forest management and its impacts on livelihoods and forest status: the case of Bonga forest in Ethiopia
Villamor, G.Akiefnawati, R.Noordwijk, Meine vanDesrianti, F.Pradhan, U.[Land use change and shifts in gender roles in central Sumatra, Indonesia]Land use change and shifts in gender roles in central Sumatra, Indonesia

In Cameroon, women as the primary gatherers and traders of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have limited access to processing technologies, marketing strategies and market information. The objective of this paper is to explore how CIFOR research and capacity building implemented from 2000 have ...


Awono, A.Ndoye, O.Preece, L.[Empowering women’s capacity for improved livelihoods in non-timber forest product trade in Cameroon]Empowering women’s capacity for improved livelihoods in non-timber forest product trade in Cameroon

The literature about economic and social impacts of Bt cotton adoption on farm households in developing countries is growing. Yet, there is still uncertainty about wider implications of this technology for rural development, including effects for landless rural laborers. Bt-related yield advantag...


Kouser, ShahzadAbedullah, A.Qaim, M.[Bt cotton and employment effects for female agricultural laborers in Pakistan]Bt cotton and employment effects for female agricultural laborers in Pakistan
Tavenner, KatieCrane, Todd A.[Beyond “women and youth”: Applying intersectionality in agricultural research for development]Beyond “women and youth”: Applying intersectionality in agricultural research for development

Water management in Bangladesh is guided by an intended integrated and inclusive approach enshrined in government legislation since the late 1990s. Based on qualitative and quantitative data collected in the coastal zone, we assess the implementation of these policies with regard to women water u...


Buisson, Marie-CharlotteCurnow, J.Naz, F.[The gender gap between water management and water users: evidence from Southwest Bangladesh]The gender gap between water management and water users: evidence from Southwest Bangladesh

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

Expectations that gender‐mainstreaming efforts would effectively advance gender equality have been disappointed in contemporary sub‐Saharan Africa. Examining this apparent disconnect, we focus on the narratives through which policy‐makers relate to, and dis/engage with, gender issues. Using in‐de...


Acosta, MariolaWessel, Margit vanBommel, Severine vanAmpaire, Edidah L.Jassogne, Laurence T.P.Feindt, Peter[The power of narratives: Explaining inaction on gender mainstreaming in Uganda's climate change policy]The power of narratives: Explaining inaction on gender mainstreaming in Uganda's climate change policy

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