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Purpose – Potato is a major food staple in Africa, but its production is constrained by poor quality of seed. A recent private–public partnership in Tanzania resulted in introduction of new higher yielding varieties. The purpose of this paper is to examine smallholder farmers’ motivations to inve...


Okello, J.J.Lagerkvist, C.J.Kakuhenzire, R.Parker, M.Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar[Combining means-end chain analysis and goal-priming to analyze Tanzanian farmers’ motivations to invest in quality seed of new potato varieties]Combining means-end chain analysis and goal-priming to analyze Tanzanian farmers’ motivations to invest in quality seed of new potato varieties
Galiè, AlessandraTeufel, NilsKorir, L.Baltenweck, IsabelleGirard, Amy W.Domínguez Salas, PaulaYount, K.M.[The women’s empowerment in livestock index]The women’s empowerment in livestock index

Social and cultural contexts influence power dynamics and shape gender perceptions, roles, and decisions regarding the management of agrobiodiversity for dealing with and adapting to climate change. Based on a feminist political ecology framework and a mixed method approach, this research perform...


Ravera, F.Reyes García, VictoriaPascual, U.Drucker, A.G.Tarrasón, D.Bellon, M.R.[Gendered agrobiodiversity management and adaptation to climate change: differentiated strategies in two marginal rural areas of India]Gendered agrobiodiversity management and adaptation to climate change: differentiated strategies in two marginal rural areas of India

Global discourses have advocated women's empowerment as a means to enhance food security. Our objective was to critically review the causal linkages between women's empowerment and food availability and access. We relied on mixed methods and a cross-country analysis, using household survey data f...


Clement, FlorianeBuisson, Marie-CharlotteLeder, StephanieBalasubramanya, SoumyaSaikia, PanchaliBastakoti, Ram C.Karki, EmmaKoppen, Barbara C.M. van[From women's empowerment to food security: revisiting global discourses through a cross-country analysis]From women's empowerment to food security: revisiting global discourses through a cross-country analysis

Labor‐saving and income‐increasing technologies may affect women farmers differently from men. However, very few studies explicitly account for women's preferences for new technologies. We carried out a discrete choice experiment with 337 female and 329 male farmers in Maharashtra, India, to meas...


Joshi, Pramod K.Khan, Md TajuddinKishore, Avinash[Heterogeneity in male and female farmers’ preference for a profit‐enhancing and labor‐saving technology: The case of Direct‐Seeded Rice (DSR) in India]Heterogeneity in male and female farmers’ preference for a profit‐enhancing and labor‐saving technology: The case of Direct‐Seeded Rice (DSR) in India

Background Gender-related constraints reflect gender inequalities in access to resources and development opportunities. Access to productive assets is a major issue in the gender empowerment discourse. Despite the significant roles women play in agriculture and food security in many developing c...


Wambua, ScolasticaBirachi, Eliud AbucheliGichangi, AnnKavoi, JustusNjuki, JemimahMutua, MercyUgen, Michael AdroguKaranja, David[Influence of productive resources on bean production in male‑ and female‑headed households in selected bean corridors of Kenya]Influence of productive resources on bean production in male‑ and female‑headed households in selected bean corridors of Kenya
Bigler, ChristineAmacker, MichèleIngabire, ChantalBirachi, Eliud Abucheli[A view of the transformation of Rwanda's highland through the lens of gender: A mixed-method study about unequal dependents on a mountain system and their well-being]A view of the transformation of Rwanda's highland through the lens of gender: A mixed-method study about unequal dependents on a mountain system and their well-being

Ownership of assets is important for poverty reduction, and women’s control of assets is associated with positive development outcomes at the household and individual levels. This research was undertaken to provide guidance for agricultural development programs on how to incorporate gender and as...


Johnson, Nancy L.Kovarik, C.Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.Njuki, JemimahQuisumbing, Agnes R.[Gender, assets, and agricultural development: Lessons from eight projects]Gender, assets, and agricultural development: Lessons from eight projects

Men and women interact with water resources and landscapes in different ways, and there are frequent criticisms that little research is undertaken across disciplines to address this issue. Biophysical scientists in particular struggle with how to integrate “gendered” water uses into models that a...


Baker, TracyCullen, BethDebevec, LizaAbebe, Yenenesh[A socio-hydrological approach for incorporating gender into biophysical models and implications for water resources research.]A socio-hydrological approach for incorporating gender into biophysical models and implications for water resources research.

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