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Gender Perspectives of ICT Utilization in Agriculture and Climate Response in West Africa: A Review

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Title Gender Perspectives of ICT Utilization in Agriculture and Climate Response in West Africa: A Review
 
Creator Zougmoré, Robert B.
Partey, Samuel
 
Subject agriculture
climate-smart agriculture
gender
digital technology
food security
empowerment
adaptation
 
Description This paper systematically reviewed the relevant literature to generate evidence and identify knowledge gaps on the gender perspectives of ICT use for agriculture and climate response in West Africa. It was evident from the literature that ICTs continue to form an important part of agricultural operations, climate response and agribusiness in West Africa. TV, radio and mobile phones were the most frequently used ICT platforms for receiving agricultural and climate information. Mobile phones have an added use for sales and financial transactions. There were no distinct gender differences in the use of ICTs for agriculture and climate response. However, women’s low income and limitations in controlling household financial responses were identified as significant barriers to ICT access. It was evident that ICTs may contribute to achieving gender outcomes in agriculture and climate response if an enabling environment is created for women to have access to the inputs and resources needed to implement agro-advisories. From the results obtained, there are clear indications that the gender perspectives of ICT use in agriculture and climate response has not received much research attention. The analyses identified important knowledge gaps on gender disaggregated information on the linkages among ICT use, agricultural productivity and climate adaptation indicators
 
Date 2022-09-27
2022-09-30T09:33:41Z
2022-09-30T09:33:41Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Zougmore R, Partey S. 2022. Gender Perspectives of ICT Utilization in Agriculture and Climate Response in West Africa: A Review. Sustainability 14(19):12240.
2071-1050
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121967
https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912240
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 12240
 
Publisher MDPI AG
 
Source Sustainability