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In rural areas, the conservation and use of plant genetic resources begins with women. As smallholder farmers, women are involved in all areas of the crop cycle from seed selection to planting, harvest, storage and processing. Within the household, women are responsible for food needs and welfare...


Tapia, M.E., De la Torre, A.[Women farmers and Andean seeds]Women farmers and Andean seeds

Farnworth, Cathy R.Sultana, NasrinKantor, PaulaChoudhury, A.[Gender integration in aquaculture research and technology adoption processes: Lessons learned in Bangladesh]Gender integration in aquaculture research and technology adoption processes: Lessons learned in Bangladesh

Both young people and women contribute significantly to agricultural production in the African continent, although these contributions are not usually explicitly recognized in official statistics and documents. In Ethiopia, women traditionally have been subject to sociocultural and economic discr...


Gebremedhin, BerhanuTesema, E.Tegegne, AzageHoekstra, DirkNicola, S.[Value chain opportunities for women and young people in livestock production in Ethiopia: Lessons learned]Value chain opportunities for women and young people in livestock production in Ethiopia: Lessons learned

This paper synthesises evidence of the contributions that livestock make to the livelihoods of poor women in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and identifies factors that enhance or constrain livestock-related opportunities for women. We apply a gender lens to three livestock-related pathways out...


Kristjanson, Patricia M.Waters-Bayer, AnnJohnson, Nancy L.Tipilda, A.Njuki, JemimahBaltenweck, IsabelleGrace, DeliaMacMillan, Susan[Livestock and Women's Livelihoods: A Review of the Recent Evidence]Livestock and Women's Livelihoods: A Review of the Recent Evidence

Interventions aimed at increasing water availability for livelihood and domestic activities have great potential to improve various determinants of undernutrition, such as the quantity and diversity of foods consumed within the household, income generation, and women’s empowerment. However, curre...


Domenech Descarrega, L.[Is reliable water access the solution to undernutrition? A review of the potential of irrigation to solve nutrition and gender gaps in Africa South of the Sahara]Is reliable water access the solution to undernutrition? A review of the potential of irrigation to solve nutrition and gender gaps in Africa South of the Sahara

Muindi, P.Waithanji, Elizabeth M.Bukachi, S.A.[Gendered effects of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) occurrence and control in a pastoral community in Ijara sub county, northeastern Kenya]Gendered effects of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) occurrence and control in a pastoral community in Ijara sub county, northeastern Kenya

Waithanji, Elizabeth M.Wanyoike, S.Liani, M.[The role of gender and other socio-economic factors in the adoption of the contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) vaccine]The role of gender and other socio-economic factors in the adoption of the contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) vaccine

Growing evidence shows that the distribution of individuals' ownership and control of assets within a household can have important implications for women’s empowerment and children’s well-being. Interventions that target assets to specific individuals can shift these intrahousehold dynamics, yet ...


Das, N.C.Yasmin, R.Ara, J.Kamruzzaman, M.Davis, P.Behrman, J.Roy, S.Quisumbing, Agnes R.[How do intrahousehold dynamics change when assets are transferred to women? Evidence from BRAC’s challenging the frontiers of poverty reduction—targeting the ultra poor program in Bangladesh]How do intrahousehold dynamics change when assets are transferred to women? Evidence from BRAC’s challenging the frontiers of poverty reduction—targeting the ultra poor program in Bangladesh

Rural women in Ethiopia represent a tremendous productive resource in the agricultural sector. They are major contributors to the agricultural workforce, either as family members or in their own right as women heading households. However, despite recent policy initiatives to strengthen the positi...


Aregu, LemlemBishop-Sambrook, C.Puskur, RanjithaTesema, E.[Opportunities for promoting gender equality in rural Ethiopia through the commercialization of agriculture]Opportunities for promoting gender equality in rural Ethiopia through the commercialization of agriculture

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