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Addressing gender in agricultural research for development in the face of a changing climate: where are we and where should we be going?

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Title Addressing gender in agricultural research for development in the face of a changing climate: where are we and where should we be going?
 
Creator Kristjanson, Patricia M.
Bryan, Elisabeth
Bernier, Quinn
Twyman, Jennifer
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela
Kieran, Caitlin
Ringler, Claudia
Jost, Christine
Doss, Cheryl
 
Subject gender
agricultural development
climate change
development
resilience
género
desarrollo agrícola
cambio climático
resiliencia frente a impactos y crisis
 
Description Agricultural development efforts that do not address persistent gender gaps miss opportunities for greater impact. This synthesis reflects on key findings from integrated quantitative and qualitative analyses at the nexus of gender, agricultural development, and climate change. Linked farm household-, intrahousehold-, community-, and institutional-level data highlight significant and nuanced gender differences in adaptive capacity of individuals and communities to respond to climate change. The gender gap is also substantial in exposure to climate change and its impacts, and uptake of new practices that lower vulnerability. Women in agriculture will remain largely neglected by information and service providers unless their differing needs, access to, and control over resources are considered at policy and project design stage. Yet clear guidelines for addressing the needs of both men and women in different environments and agricultural systems are still lacking. Participatory ‘action research’ approaches with a focus on co-learning, and using innovative cell phone or social media-based approaches offer exciting new opportunities. Agricultural development decision-makers and project designers need to ‘design with gender in mind’. Equipping them with tools and knowledge of innovative gender-transformative practices and intervention options and creating accountability for serving women and men will be key.
 
Date 2017-09-03
2017-06-13T16:29:34Z
2017-06-13T16:29:34Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Kristjanson, Patricia; Bryan, Elizabeth; Bernier, Quinn; Twyman, Jennifer; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth; Kieran, Caitlin; Ringler, Claudia; Jost, Christine; Doss, Cheryl. 2017. Addressing gender in agricultural research for development in the face of a changing climate: where are we and where should we be going? . International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 15(5): 482-500.
1473-5903
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81543
https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2017.1336411
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Open Access
 
Format p. 482-500
 
Publisher Informa UK Limited
 
Source International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability