Publications

CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health. 2019. First experimental evidence that increasing women's empowerment through a nutrition- and gender-sensitive agriculture program improves child nutrition in Burkina Faso. Reported in Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Annual Report 2019. Innovations.

CGIAR Research Program on Rice. 2021. proof of concept that participation of rice farmers to contract farming increased their income by $140 per capita in Benin. Reported in Rice Annual Report 2021. Outcome Impact Case Report.

CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets. 2019. Recommendations from PIM were adopted to make Ghana’s main agricultural mechanization program (Ghana's Agricultural Mechanization Service Enterprise Centers) more efficient and inclusive. Reported in Policies, Institutions, and Markets Annual Report 2019. Policy.

Mwongera, C.; Kinyua, I. (2022) AVENIR Thematic Brief: Women and youth. Nairobi (Kenya): Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. 4 p.

Osabohien, R., Wiredu, A., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Mignouna, D., Abdoulaye, T., Manyong, V., ... & Awotide, B.A. (2021). Youth participation in agriculture and poverty reduction in Nigeria. Sustainability, 13(14), 1-19.

CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry. 2019. Adaptation of existing financial literacy experiences to conditions in tropical landscapes, oriented towards strengthening financial inclusion of smallholder farmers. Reported in Forests, Trees and Agroforestry Annual Report 2019. Policy.

Dossier thématique AVENIR : Les femmes et les jeunes. Nairobi (Kenya): Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. 4 p.

Fasakin, I.J., Ogunniyi, A.I., Bello, L.O., Mignouna, D., Adeoti, R., Bamba, Z., ... & Awotide, B.A. (2022). Impact of intensive youth participation in agriculture on rural households' revenue: evidence from rice farming households in Nigeria. Agriculture, 12(5), 1-17.

CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health. 2021. Project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index for Market Inclusion (pro-WEAI+MI). Reported in Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Annual Report 2021. Innovations.

McDougall, C., Kariuki, J., Lenjiso, B.M., Marimo, P., Mehar, M., Murphy, S., Teeken, B., Akester, M.J., Benzie, J.A.H., Galiè, A., Kulakow, P., Mekkawy, W., Nkengla-Asi, L., Ojango, J.M.K., Tumuhimbise, R., Uwimana, B. and Orr, A. 2022. Understanding gendered trait preferences: Implications for client-responsive breeding programs. PLOS Sustainability and Transformation 1(8): e0000025.

Hanley-Cook, Giles T et al., 'Seasonality and day-to-day variability of dietary diversity: Longitudinal study of pregnant women enrolled in a randomized controlled efficacy trial in rural Burkina Faso', The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 152(9), pp. 2145-2154, Elsevier BV, 2022

Njenga M et al., 'Building the evidence base for gender responsive circular economy innovations for food and energy security of refugee and host communities in East Africa', 2022

Le Port, Agnes et al., 'A community edutainment intervention for gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, and maternal and child health in rural Senegal: A process evaluation', BMC Public Health, vol. 22(1):1165, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022

Crossland M et al., 'Gender Transformative Approaches for Land Restoration: Lessons Learnt from a Multi-stakeholder Co-design Process in Makueni County, Kenya', 2022

Hanley-Cook, Giles et al., 'Fortified balanced energy-protein supplementation, maternal anemia, and gestational weight gain: A randomized controlled efficacy trial among pregnant women in rural Burkina Faso', The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 152(10), pp. 2277-2286, Elsevier BV, 2022

Mendum R; Gebrezgabher S; Njenga M, 'Gender integration strategy: Approaches for research and development in a refugee context and other settings in Africa', 2022

Senou, M.M. & Manda, J. (2022). Access to finance and rural youth entrepreneurship in Benin: is there a gender gap?. African Development Review, 1-13.

McDougall C, Marwaha N, Atkins M, Cohen PJ, Patel A, Beyene BA, Goreth V, Hammad S, Kobusingye L, Lukanga E, Maisha P, Mkumbo A, Mountsoueke JP, Njeri S, Nyendwa K, Yerina A and Phillips MJ. 2021. COVID-19 impacts on women fish processors and traders in sub-Saharan Africa: 10 recommendations for building forward better. Penang, Malaysia: CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems. Policy Brief: FISH-2021-17

Kosec, Katrina et al., 'Synopsis: Improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in Papua New Guinea', International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, 2022

ElDidi, Hagar et al., 'Reducing vulnerability to forced labour and trafficking of women migrant workers from South- to West-Asia', Development in Practice, vol. 33(2), pp. 156-167, Informa UK Limited, 2023

Crawford B et al., 'The Women Shellfishers and Food Security Project:Multivariate analysis of the theory of change model', 2022

Kosec, Katrina et al., 'Improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in PNG', International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, 2022

Duguma L et al., 'Participatory Land-Seascape Visioning in Densu Estuary, Narkwa Lagoon, and Whin Estuary, Ghana', 2022

Duguma L et al., 'Participatory Land-Seascape Visioning in Tanbi, Allahein, and Bulock sites. The Gambia', 2022

Dembele C, Bazie P. 2021. Training workshops on Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA). CCAFS Report. Wageningen, the Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).

Elias, M and Mudege, N and Lopez, D E and Najjar, D and Kandiwa, V and Luis, J and Yila, J and Tegbaru, A and Ibrahim, G and Badstue, L and Njuguna, E M and Bentaibi, A (2018) Gendered aspirations and occupations among rural youth, in agriculture and beyond: A cross-regional perspective. Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security, 3 (1). pp. 82-107. ISSN 2413-922X

Crawford B et al., 'Women Shellfishers and Food Security Project', 2022

Quisumbing, Agnes et al., 'Can agricultural development projects empower women? A synthesis of mixed methods evaluations using pro-WEAI in the gender, agriculture, and assets project (phase 2) portfolio', International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, 2022

Leight, Jessica et al., 'Women's empowerment, maternal depression, and stress: Evidence from rural Burkina Faso', SSM - Mental Health, vol. 2():100160, p. 100160, Elsevier BV, 2022

Quisumbing, Agnes et al., 'Does the UN Joint Program for Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment (JP RWEE) deliver on its empowerment objectives?', International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, 2022