Information and communications technology (ICT) and agricultural extension in develo** countries

D Spielman, E Lecoutere, S Makhija… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
With new possibilities offered by information and communications technology (ICT), an
abundance of products, services, and projects has emerged with the promise of revitalizing …

[HTML][HTML] Gender, agroforestry and food security in Africa

E Kiptot, S Franzel, A Degrande - Current Opinion in Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Fodder shrubs, fruit trees and 'fertilizer'trees contribute to food security both
directly and indirectly through provision of food, income and environmental services.•Armed …

How food systems change (or not): governance implications for system transformation processes

C Leeuwis, BK Boogaard, K Atta-Krah - Food security, 2021 - Springer
This paper argues that supporting food system transformation requires more than obtaining
science-based understanding and analysis of how components in the system interact. We …

Are there systematic gender differences in the adoption of sustainable agricultural intensification practices? Evidence from Kenya

SW Ndiritu, M Kassie, B Shiferaw - Food policy, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper uses sex-disaggregated survey data at the plot level to test whether there are
systematic gender differences in the adoption of multiple sustainable intensification …

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

P Kristjanson, E Bryan, Q Bernier… - … Journal of Agricultural …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Agricultural development efforts that do not address persistent gender gaps miss
opportunities for greater impact. This synthesis reflects on key findings from integrated …

The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture

J Pretty, WJ Sutherland, J Ashby, J Auburn… - … journal of agricultural …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Despite a significant growth in food production over the past half-century, one of the most
important challenges facing society today is how to feed an expected population of some …

What happens after technology adoption? Gendered aspects of small-scale irrigation technologies in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Tanzania

S Theis, N Lefore, R Meinzen-Dick, E Bryan - Agriculture and human …, 2018 - Springer
Diverse agricultural technologies are promoted to increase yields and incomes, save time,
improve food and nutritional security, and even empower women. Yet a gender gap in …

What determines gender inequality in household food security in Kenya? Application of exogenous switching treatment regression

M Kassie, SW Ndiritu, J Stage - World development, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper explores the link between the gender of a household head and food security in
rural Kenya. The results show that the food security gap between male-headed households …

Gender and agriculture: Inefficiencies, segregation, and low productivity traps

A Croppenstedt, M Goldstein… - The World Bank Research …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Women make essential contributions to agriculture in develo** countries, where they
constitute approximately 43 percent of the agricultural labor force. However, female farmers …

[PDF][PDF] Risk management and decision-making in relation to sustainable development

M Hurlbert, J Krishnaswamy, E Davin, FX Johnson… - 2019 - researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz
Increases in global mean surface temperature are projected to result in continued
permafrost degradation and coastal degradation (high confidence), increased wildfire …