There is an increasing awareness of the importance of adapting agricultural systems and rural livelihoods to the challenges caused by climate change. This awareness has come hand in hand with the need to guarantee that both men and women—of different ages and ethnicities—can adapt equally to the effects of climate change. And while, in recent years, the importance of integrating gender issues…
In this article, Trent Blare (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center – CIMMYT) and Pilar Useche (University of Florida) show how preferences for agroforest conservation differ between men and women. The authors demonstrate how more inclusive land-use decisions may lead to the use of more sustainable farming practices and warn that policies that encourage inclusive land ownership do not necessarily…
In this study, researchers from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) show that men and women farmers experience barriers to vaccine uptake differently. The authors conclude that vaccine provision does not guarantee uptake at the community level. Buy-in from men and women farmers is critical to enhance vaccine uptake, therefore these gendered barriers should be carefully considered when designing vaccination…
This paper by Mariola Acosta and others from the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security and Wageningen University, investigates the meaning of joint decision in agriculture and consumption decisions in Northern Uganda. Results show that these vary widely and not necessarily involving a conversation among the couple. The authors discuss what this means for the use…
A two‐day technical workshop was organized by the International Potato Center (CIP) and held in Nairobi in November 2018 to review SUSTAIN project study findings (to understand how commercialization of sweetpotato value chains affected the wellbeing of smallholder farmers) and develop recommendations for improved programming. This workshop report covers its insights and recommendations.
This space provides access to published research by members of the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research (which includes CGIAR Research Programs, Centers and related partners) that is available online, from journal articles, books and briefs, to brochures, flyers, fact sheets and corporate materials…
Standards for collecting sex-disaggregated data for gender analysis.
