Publications

Mudege, N. N., Lecoutere, E., Arhin-Sam, K., Kihoro, E., Kakwasha, K. and Manyise, T. 2025. Enhancing women’s empowerment and climate-adaptive capacities in aquaculture in climate hotspots in Zambia. CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform Working Paper #028. Nairobi, Kenya: CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform.

Frimpong-Wiafe, B., Muchiri, C., Mawia, H. and Enahoro, D. 2025. A review of gender integration in African food-system policies: insights from Nigeria, Tanzania, Egypt and Kenya. CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform Working Paper #026. Nairobi, Kenya: CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform.

Cole, S., Ferguson, N., Heckert, J., Mwakanyamale, D., Seymour, G., Feleke, S., Fischer, G., John, I., Lija, Z., Nyaa, M., and Zacharia, H. 2023. How do couples in rural Tanzania make decisions? Findings from a novel mixed-methods approach for understanding intrahousehold decision-making. CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform Working Paper #016. Nairobi, Kenya: CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform.

Cole, S.M. et al. (2015). Exploring the intricate relationship between poverty, gender inequality and rural masculinity: A Case study from an Aquatic Agricultural System in Zambia. Culture, Society & Masculinities, 7(2)

Lutomia, C.K.; Ketema, D.; Muriithi, C.; Nchanji, E.B. (2025) Empowering farmers in Embu County: Adoption of gender transformative Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles (STIBs) and their impact on resilience, productivity, and food security. 18 p.

Gannon, Bryan M.; Sombié, Olivier O.; Zeba, Augustin N.; Nama, Gabriel Medoua; Bekele, Tesfaye Hailu; et al. 2023. Comparison of total body vitamin A stores using individual versus population 13C-natural abundance of serum retinol in preschool children and women residing in 6 diverse African countries. Journal of Nutrition 153(4): 949-957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.02.002

Haile, Demewoz; Engle-Stone, Reina; Caswell, Bess; Luo, Hanqi; Dodd, Kevin W.; Arnold, Charles D.; et al. Simulated impact of vitamin A-fortified sugar on dietary adequacy and association of usual sugar intake with plasma and breast milk retinol among lactating Zambian women. Maternal and Child Nutrition. Article in press. First published online August 6, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.70077

Sandalinas, Fanny; Joy, Edward J. M.; Hopkins, Heidi; Likoswe, Blessings H.; Blake, Tineka; Luo, Hanqi; et al. 2025. Malaria infection confounds inflammation-adjusted micronutrient biomarker concentrations in children and women in Malawi: a secondary analysis of the 2015/2016 Malawi micronutrient survey. British Journal of Nutrition 133(9): 1276 - 1286. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114525000820

Ragasa, Catherine; Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Ma, Ning; Cole, Steven; Ebrahim, Mohammed; Desta, Gizaw; et al. 2025. Gender attitudes in agriculture and positivity bias: A survey experiment in four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2357. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176542

Nchanji, E.B.; Ketema, D.; Njiru, E.; Lutomia, C.K. (2025) Building climate-resilient, empowered and food-secure communities: Evidence from gender transformative STIBs in Makueni County. 18 p.

Lemma, M., Gemeda, B.A. and Knight-Jones, T. 2025. Harnessing community conversations for gender-responsive engagement in livestock management in Ethiopia: a methodological reflection. Frontiers in Public Health 13: 1612520.

Wayagi, E.O.; Otieno, D.J.; Nyikal, R.A.; Okello, J.J.; Kawarazuka, N. 2025. Gender gaps in potato productivity and the role of information and communication platforms in Kenya. Development in Practice, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2025.2534151

Synnestvedt, T.; Maviza, G.; Maphosa, M. (2025) Gender dynamics within food systems in displacement contexts: Experiences from displaced populations in Nampula, Mozambique. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 9: 1564638. ISSN: 2571-581X

Lutomia, C.K.; Moraa, L.; Ketema, D.; Nchanji, E. (2025) Scaling gender-transformative socio-technical innovation bundles for agri-food systems transformation in Nakuru. 10 p.

Van Campenhout, Bjorn; and Nabwire, Leocardia. 2025. Buyer-side gender discrimination in bargaining: Evidence from seed sales in Uganda. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 119(December 2025): 102404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2025.102404

Kosec, Katrina; Clayton, Amanda; Robinson, Amanda Lea; and Dulani, Boniface. 2025. Forest loss in Malawi: how having women at the table affected debates and decisions about solutions – research. The Conversation US, Inc. Published online July 23, 2025. https://theconversation.com/forest-loss-in-malawi-how-having-women-at-the-table-affected-debates-and-decisions-about-solutions-research-259699

Bliznashka, Lilia; Azupogo, Fusta; Reynolds, Elise; Arnold, Charles D.; Hess, Sonja Y.; and Kinabo, Joyce. 2025. Diet quality and obesity in women of reproductive age in Northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. MedRxiv. Preprint available online on June 29, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.29.25332361

Mawia, Harriet; Ferguson, Nathaniel; Bryan, Elizabeth; and Thomas, Timothy S. 2025. Country profile – Kenya: Gender, climate change, and nutrition linkages. Gender, Climate Change, and Nutrition Integration Initiative Project Note July 2025. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175631

Sanya, L.N.; Kyazze, F.B.; Lutomia, C.K.; Mukhwami, J.T.; Kakuru, M.; Shimali, F.; Nchanji, E.B. (2025) Determinants of women’s empowerment in the context of sustained adoption of improved crop varieties in rural Eastern Uganda. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 6(1): 0058. ISSN: 2662-4044

Nabuuma, D.; Even, B.; Gebru, M.; Thai, H.T.M.; Pham, T.T.T.; Ekesa, B.; Jordan, I.; Termote, C. (2025) Participatory insights: Understanding adolescent food choices and environments in Ethiopia and Vietnam. 1 p.

Rao, E.J.O. 2025. SAAF-Uganda Pork Market Systems: Participatory Market Systems Analysis. Presented at the SAAFs stakeholder Inception Meeting, Kampala, 27 May 2025. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.

Lutomia, C.K.; Ayuya, O.I.; Yila, J.O.; Bomuhangi, A.; Nchanji, E.B. (2025) Gendered behavioral drivers in the adoption and sustained use of improved common bean varieties in Eastern Uganda. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 9: 1648376. ISSN: 2571-581X

Ambler, Kate; Jones, Kelly M.; and O’Sullivan, Michael. 2026. Increasing women’s empowerment: Evaluating two interventions in Uganda. Journal of Development Economics 178(January 2026): 103575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103575

Tsitati, George. 2025. From usefulness to use: Salience, timeliness and equity in CIS. Presented at the AGNES/AICCRA Advanced Course on Climate Information Services, 22 July2025. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh

Aragie, Emerta; Thurlow, James; Xu, Valencia Wenqian; and Jones, Eleanor. 2025. Zambia: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development. Agrifood Investment Prioritization Country Series Brief 5. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176185

Aragie, Emerta; Thurlow, James; Xu, Valencia Wenqian; and Jones, Eleanor. 2025. Tanzania: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development. Agrifood Investment Prioritization Country Series Brief 4. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175041

Lutomia, C.K.; Muriithi, C.; Kagete, E.; Ketema, D.; Nchanji, E. (2025) Gender transformative socio-technical innovation bundling for resilience, empowerment, productivity, and food security in Embu County, Kenya. 12 p.

Gondwe t, Huyer S, Tesfaye A, Radeny M, Tesfaye B. 2025. The empowerment of women and youth in Ethiopia through small ruminants and access to agro-advisory services. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA)

Lutomia, C.K.; Ketema, D.; Morra, L.; Nchanji, E.B. (2025) Gendered pathways to resilience and food security: Insights from gender-transformative socio-technical innovation bundles in Nakuru County. 18 p.

Larson, A.M.; Meinzen-Dick, R.; Morgan, M.; Atmadja, S.; Bailey, A.; Cronkleton, P.; Elias, M.; Gallagher, E.J.; Garner, E.; North, H.; Paez Valencia, A.M.; Trautman, S.; Choden, T.; Olivera, R.G.; Beltchika, N. (2025) Note Pratique: Concevoir des approches transformatives sensibles au genre dans le contexte des droits des femmes aux terres et aux ressources. Rome (Italy): International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), 37 p.