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Agriculture is a leading source of employment for rural populations in Kenya. Through a mixed methods approach, this study sought to investigate youth participation in smallholder livestock production and marketing in Baringo County. The specific focus is on how social norms and micropolitics ena...


Mutua, E.Bukachi, S.Bett, Bernard K.Estambale, B.B.A.Nyamongo, I.[Youth participation in smallholder livestock production and marketing]Youth participation in smallholder livestock production and marketing

This article discusses ways in which the South African Government and grassroots organizations envisage and implement democracy achieved since 1994 in the eld of water resources management. The focus is on the democratic, political and economic freedom and equality in resource rights for poor bl...


Schreiner, B.Mohapi, N.Koppen, Barbara C.M. van[Washing away poverty: water, democracy and gendered poverty eradication in South Africa]Washing away poverty: water, democracy and gendered poverty eradication in South Africa

Gender integration across national policy processes is critical to ensure effective implementation of climate change adaptation interventions in agriculture. This is especially so for countries like Nepal, where climate vulnerability and women participation in agriculture is high, accompanied by ...


Paudyal, Bimala RaiChanana, NityaKhatri-Chhetri, ArunSherpa, LakpaKadariya, IshwariAggarwal, Pramod K.[Gender Integration in Climate Change and Agricultural Policies: The Case of Nepal]Gender Integration in Climate Change and Agricultural Policies: The Case of Nepal
Muller, N.Emmrich, Peter M.F.Rajemison, E.N.Neve, J.W. deBärnighausen, T.Knauss, S.Emmrich, J.V.[A Mobile Health Wallet for pregnancy-related healthcare in Madagascar: A mixed-methods study on opportunities and challenges]A Mobile Health Wallet for pregnancy-related healthcare in Madagascar: A mixed-methods study on opportunities and challenges
Wijk, Mark T. vanTavenner, KatieFraval, SimonHammond, JamesBaltenweck, IsabelleTeufel, NilsKihoro, EstherHaan, Nicoline C. deEtten, Jacob vanSteinke, J.Baines, D.Carpena, P.Skirrow, T.Rosenstock, Todd S.Lamanna, C.Ng'endo, M.Chesterman, SabrinaNamoi, N.Manda, L.[Intensifying inequality? Gendered trends in commercializing and diversifying smallholder farming systems in East Africa]Intensifying inequality? Gendered trends in commercializing and diversifying smallholder farming systems in East Africa

This article presents a review of seven guides for gender-equitable value chain development (VCD). The guides advocate persuasively the integration of gender into VCD programming and raise important issues for designing more inclusive interventions. However, gaps persist in their coverage of gend...


Stoian, D.Donovan, J.Elias, M.Blare, T.[Fit for purpose? A review of guides for gender-equitable value chain development]Fit for purpose? A review of guides for gender-equitable value chain development

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease of great public health and economic importance transmitted by mosquitoes. The main method of preventing the disease is vaccination of susceptible livestock before outbreaks occur. Studies on RVF vaccines have focused on the production processes, safet...


Mutua, EdnaHaan, Nicoline C. deTumusiime, DanJost, ChristineBett, Bernard K.[A qualitative study on gendered barriers to livestock vaccine uptake in Kenya and Uganda and their implications on Rift Valley fever control]A qualitative study on gendered barriers to livestock vaccine uptake in Kenya and Uganda and their implications on Rift Valley fever control

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to first examine the factors affecting the intra-household perception of climate change. Second, the study investigates the impact of the perception of climatic stress on the operators’ and spouses’ intra-household adaptation strategies (farm and household f...


Mishra, Ashok K.Pede, Valerian Olivier[Perception of climate change and adaptation strategies in Vietnam: Are there intra-household gender differences?]Perception of climate change and adaptation strategies in Vietnam: Are there intra-household gender differences?

Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture is needed to meet global climate policy targets. A number of low-emission development (LED) options exist in agriculture, which globally emits 10–12% of GHG emissions. In paddy rice production, alternative wetting and drying (AWD) can reduc...


Farnworth, Cathy R.Hà, Trần ThuSander, Bjoern OleWollenberg, Eva K.Haan, Nicoline C. deMcGuire, Shawn[Incorporating gender into low-emission development: a case study from Vietnam]Incorporating gender into low-emission development: a case study from Vietnam

The objective of this study was to examine the determinants of technical efficiency (TE) of soybean production in the Guinea savannas. A stochastic frontier production function, using maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) technique was applied in the analysis of data collected in 2006 from a sample...


Amaza, P.Ogundari, K.[An investigation of factors that influence the technical efficiency of soybean production in the Guinea savannas of Nigeria]An investigation of factors that influence the technical efficiency of soybean production in the Guinea savannas of Nigeria

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