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Publications

Brief

Climate-smart agricultural practices in rural Ethiopia: The gender-differentiated impact of land rights knowledge

Quisumbing, Agnes R. and Kumar, Neha. 2014. Climate-smart agricultural practices in rural Ethiopia: The gender-differentiated impact of land rights knowledge. In Enhancing women’s assets to manage risk under climate change: Potential for group-based approaches. Ringler, Claudia; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Bryan, Elizabeth; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela, Eds. 2014. Pp. 43-46. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151223
Scientific Publication

Are biofortified staple food crops improving vitamin A and iron status in women and children?: New evidence from efficacy trials

De Moura, Fabiana F.; Palmer, Amanda C.; Finkelstein, Julia L.; Haas, Jere D.; Murray-Kolb, Laura E.; Wenger, Michael J.; Birol, Ekin; Boy, Erick; and Peña-Rosas, Juan Pablo. 2014. Are biofortified staple food crops improving vitamin A and iron status in women and children? New evidence from efficacy trials. Advances in Nutrition 5(5): 568-570. https://doi.org/10.3945/an.114.006627
Working Paper

Can smallholder fruit and vegetable production systems improve household food security and nutritional status of women? Evidence from rural Uganda

Kabunga, Nassul Ssentamu; Ghosh, Shibani; Griffiths, Jeffrey K. 2014. Can smallholder fruit and vegetable production systems improve household food security and nutritional status of women? Evidence from rural Uganda. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1346. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151158
Scientific Publication

Gender and preferences for non-farm income diversification: A framed field experiment in Ghana

Kramer, Berber; and Lambrecht, Isabel. 2019. Gender and preferences for non-farm income diversification: A framed field experiment in Ghana. Presented at the Future of Work in Agriculture Conference, in World Bank Main Complex - MC 2-800, Washington DC, United States, March 19-20, 2019. https://farmlabor.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk5936/files/inline-files/Berber%20Kramer%3B%20Gender%20and%20Non-Farm%20Income.pdf
Working Paper

Closing the gender asset gap: Learning from value chain development in Africa and Asia

Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Rubin, Deborah; Manfre, Cristina; Waithanji, Elizabeth; van den Bold, Mara; Olney, Deanna K. and Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela. 2014. Closing the gender asset gap: Learning from value chain development in Africa and Asia. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1321. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151226
Scientific Publication

Factors influencing obesogenic behaviours of adolescent girls and women in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A qualitative evidence synthesis

Trübswasser, Ursula; Verstraeten, Roosmarijn; Salm, Leah; Holdsworth, Michelle; Baye, Kaleab; Booth, Andrew; Feskens, Edith J. M.; Gillespie, Stuart; and Talsma, Elise F. 2021. Factors influencing obesogenic behaviours of adolescent girls and women in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A qualitative evidence synthesis. Obesity Reviews 22(4): e13163. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13163
Scientific Publication

A qualitative study of factors influencing initiation and adherence to micronutrient supplementation among women of reproductive age in Vietnam

Nechitilo, Meredith; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Webb-Girard, Aimee; Conzalez-Casanova, Ines; Martorell, Reynaldo; DiGirolamo, Ann; and Ramakrishnan, Usha. 2016. A qualitative study of factors influencing initiation and adherence to micronutrient supplementation among women of reproductive age in Vietnam. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 37(4): 461 - 474. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572116647830
Scientific Publication

The extent of women's empowerment across rural-urban areas and wealth categories and its role in nutrition outcomes of family members in Uttar Pradesh, India

Palani Samy, Venkatesh; Vellaichamy, Sangeetha; Girish Kumar, Jha; Sharma, Nitin; and Babu, Suresh C. 2023. The extent of women's empowerment across rural-urban areas and wealth categories and its role in nutrition outcomes of family members in Uttar Pradesh, India. Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the 2023 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC; July 23-25, 2023. https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/335736
Scientific Publication

Is women's empowerment a pathway to improving child nutrition outcomes in a nutrition-sensitive agriculture program? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Burkina Faso

Heckert, Jessica; Olney, Deanna K.; and Ruel, Marie T. 2019. Is women's empowerment a pathway to improving child nutrition outcomes in a nutrition-sensitive agriculture program? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Burkina Faso. Social Science and Medicine 233(July 2019): 93-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.05.016
Other

Feeling relatively poor increases support for women in the workplace – but men still don’t want them making household decisions

Kosec, Katrina; and Mo, Cecilia Hyunjung. 2021. Feeling relatively poor increases support for women in the workplace – but men still don’t want them making household decisions. The Conversation. First published on January 26, 2021. https://theconversation.com/feeling-relatively-poor-increases-support-for-women-in-the-workplace-but-men-still-dont-want-them-making-household-decisions-151540
Scientific Publication

Mid-upper-arm and calf circumferences are useful predictors of underweight in women of reproductive age in northern Vietnam

Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Ramakrishnan, Usha; Katz, Benjamin; Gonzalez-Casanova, Ines; Lowe, Alyssa E.; Nguyen, Hieu; Pham, Hoa; Truong, Truong; Nguyen, Son; and Martorell, Reynaldo. 2014. Mid-upper-arm and calf circumferences are useful predictors of underweight in women of reproductive age in northern Vietnam. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 35(3): 301-311. https://doi.org/10.1177/156482651403500303
Brief

Gender, collective action, and climate change: Qualitative insights from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mali

Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Ali, Snigdha; Behrman, Julia A.; Bryan, Elizabeth; Davis, Peter; Donnelly, Aliveen; Gathaara, Violet; Koné, Daouda; Nganga, Teresiah; Ngugi, Jane; Okoba, Barrack and Roncoli, Carla. 2014. Gender, collective action, and climate change: Qualitative insights from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mali. In Enhancing women’s assets to manage risk under climate change: Potential for group-based approaches. Ringler, Claudia; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Bryan, Elizabeth; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela, Eds. 2014. Pp. 17-20. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149444
Poster / Presentation

Do women manage land more sustainably than men? Evidence from 10-year Uganda soil fertility management panel data

Nkoyna, Ephraim. 2017. Do women manage land more sustainably than men? Evidence from 10-year Uganda soil fertility management panel data. Presented by Ephraim Nkoyna (IFPRI), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research, Amsterdam, 5-6 December 2017.) International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120679