Assessment of gender and innovations in climatesmartagriculture for food and nutrition security inKenya: a case of Kalii watershed

Abstract

Climate-change and variability (CC&V) exerts multiple stresses onagriculture production. It negatively impacts gender-cadres especially inKenya?s arid and semi-arid lands that occupy 89% (area), 36% (population),70% (livestock), and 90% (wildlife). Smallholders with limited resourcesendowments have adopted climate-smart agriculture technologies, which areviewed as a panacea to CC&V in addressing interlinked food-securitychallenges. This paper reports baseline survey results on 149 randomly selectedhouseholds in Kalii watershed. Primary and secondary data were collected inMarch 2015. Data-analyses encompassed regressions, descriptive statistics andgender-analysis. Local perceptions/results revealed precipitations downwardtrendand an upward-trend of temperatures, and other elements, and outcomesof CC&V. Gender and innovations are statistically significant at (p<0.05).Decision-making on assets? and proceeds? control and use, was men?s domain.Invariably, gender and climate-smart agriculture innovations are critical in foodand nutrition security strategy under CC&V