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Gender and conservation agriculture in East and Southern Africa: towards a research agenda

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Title Gender and conservation agriculture in East and Southern Africa: towards a research agenda
 
Creator Farnworth, Cathy Rozel
Baudron, Frédéric
Andersson, Jens A.
Misiko, Michael T.
Badstue, Lone B.
Stirling, Clare M.
 
Subject climate change
food security
agriculture
gender
 
Description It is remarkable that despite wide-ranging, in-depth studies over many years, almost no conservation agriculture (CA) studies consider gender and gender relations as a potential explanatory factor for (low) adoption rates. This is important because CA demands new ways of working with the farm system. Implementation will inevitably involve a reallocation of men's and women's resources as well as having an impact upon their ability to realize their gender interests. With respect to intra-household decision-making and the distribution of benefits, CA interventions have implications for labour requirements and labour allocation, investment decisions with respect to mechanization and herbicide use, crop choice, and residue management. CA practice may impact upon the ability of households to source a wide variety of crops, wild plants, and insects and small animals for household nutrition. Gender biases in extension service design can sideline women. This paper examines the limited research to date on the interactions between CA interventions and gender in East and Southern Africa, and, based on the gaps observed, sets out a research agenda. It argues that attention to gender in CA is particularly timely given the increasing interest in CA as a means of adapting to climate change.
 
Date 2016-04-02
2015-11-19T10:51:16Z
2015-11-19T10:51:16Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Farnworth CR, Baudron F, Andersson JA, Misiko M, Badstue L, Stirling CM. 2015. Gender and conservation agriculture in East and Southern Africa: towards a research agenda. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
1473-5903
1747-762X
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68980
https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2015.1065602
 
Language en
 
Rights Limited Access
 
Publisher Informa UK Limited
 
Source International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability