As a result of their relatively limited access to production resources, it has been variously reported that women obtain lower yields from their individual crop fields than men. Cassava root yields obtained from farmers' fields in three villages of southeast Nigeria were compared using separate o...
Enete, A.A.
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Nweke, F.I.
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Achike, A.I.
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Tollens, E.
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[Defferentiated gender ownership of cassava fields and implications for root yield variations in small holder agriculture of southeast Nigeria]
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Defferentiated gender ownership of cassava fields and implications for root yield variations in small holder agriculture of southeast Nigeria
Crop diseases significantly suppress plant yields and in extreme cases wipe out entire crop species threatening food security and eroding rural livelihoods. It is therefore critical to estimate the extent to which shocks like disease epidemics can affect food availability and the capacity of smal...
Kikulwe, E.M.
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Okurut, S.
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Ajambo, S.
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Gotor, E.
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Ssali, R.T.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Karamura, E.B.
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[Does gender matter in effective management of plant disease epidemics? Insights from a survey among rural banana farming households in Uganda]
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Does gender matter in effective management of plant disease epidemics? Insights from a survey among rural banana farming households in Uganda
Mechanization is currently experiencing a revival in agricultural research and development, with a new emphasis on equity and sustainability. This study evaluates the introduction of forage chopper machines in seven villages in northern Tanzania from a farmer's perspective. Data collected through...
Fischer, Gundula
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Wittich, S.
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Malima, G.
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Sikumba, Gregory N.
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Ngunga, D.
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Rugalabam, J.
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[Gender and mechanization: exploring the sustainability of mechanized forage chopping in Tanzania]
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Gender and mechanization: exploring the sustainability of mechanized forage chopping in Tanzania
What are key characteristics of rural innovators? How are their experiences similar for women and men, and how are they different? To examine these questions, we draw on individual interviews with 336 rural women and men known in their communities for trying out new things in agriculture. The dat...
Badstue, Lone B.
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López, Diana E.
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Umantseva, Anja
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Williams, George
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Elias, Marlène
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Farnworth, Cathy R.
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Rietveld, Anne M.
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Njuguna-Mungai, Esther
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Luis, Joyce S.
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Najjar, Dina
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Kandiwa, Vongai
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[What drives capacity to innovate? Insights from women and men small-scale farmers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America]
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What drives capacity to innovate? Insights from women and men small-scale farmers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Bullock, Renee M.
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Tegbaru, Amare
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[Women's agency in changing contexts: A case study of innovation processes in Western Kenya]
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Women's agency in changing contexts: A case study of innovation processes in Western Kenya
Based on a qualitative study conducted in Chikwawa and Phalombe in Malawi, this paper looks at farmers perceived economic, health and social benefits of production, commercialization and consumption of orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP). Findings demonstrate that perceived health and economic ben...
Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Mayanja, S.
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Muzhingi, T.
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[Women and men farmer perceptions of economic and health benefits of orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in Phalombe and Chikwawa districts in Malawi.]
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Women and men farmer perceptions of economic and health benefits of orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in Phalombe and Chikwawa districts in Malawi.
Poor complementary feeding practices have detrimental effects on child growth, development and survival. This cross-sectional study in rural areas of southern Benin examined some determinants of complementary feeding practices using socioeconomic and dietary data collected among 1225 primary care...
Mitchodigni, I.M.
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Hounkpatin, W.A.
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Ntandou-Bouzitou, G.D.
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Avohou, H.
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Termote, C.
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Kennedy, G.
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Hounhouigan, D.J.
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[Complementary feeding practices: determinants of dietary diversity and meal frequency among children aged 6–23 months in Southern Benin]
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Complementary feeding practices: determinants of dietary diversity and meal frequency among children aged 6–23 months in Southern Benin
Using the Community Capitals Framework, this article explores the factors enhancing or constraining women’s access to, and control over, the resources required to participate in, and benefit from, small ruminant value chain activities. This is associated with the relationship of women and men to ...
Mulema, Annet A.
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Farnworth, Cathy R.
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Colverson, Kathleen E.
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[Gender-based constraints and opportunities to women’s participation in the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia: A community capitals analysis]
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Gender-based constraints and opportunities to women’s participation in the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia: A community capitals analysis
Somalia, one of the world's poorest countries, has livestock as the mainstay of the economy, with an estimated 65% of the population engaged in the livestock sector. This paper presents a gendered study on the traditional livestock breeding practices of Somali pastoralists for camels, cattle, she...
Marshall, Karen
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Mtimet, Nadhem
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Wanyoike, Francis N.
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Ghebremariam, H.
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Mugunieri, Lawrence Godiah
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Costagli, R.
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[Traditional livestock breeding practices of men and women Somali pastoralists: trait preferences and selection of breeding animals]
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Traditional livestock breeding practices of men and women Somali pastoralists: trait preferences and selection of breeding animals
This paper adopts a feminist approach to analyse how processes of scaling up of technologies to promote adoption can reinforce or reduce gender inequalities. It focuses on sweetpotato vine multiplication in Phalombe and Chikwawa districts in Malawi, and uses data from focus group discussions and ...
Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Mwanga, R.O.M.
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Mdege, N.
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Chevo, T.
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Abidin, P.E.
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[Scaling up of sweetpotato vine multiplication technologies in Phalombe and Chikwawa districts in Malawi: A gender analysis.]
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Scaling up of sweetpotato vine multiplication technologies in Phalombe and Chikwawa districts in Malawi: A gender analysis.