Gender in agriculture and food systems

AR Quisumbing, CR Doss - Handbook of agricultural economics, 2021 - Elsevier
Both women and men are involved in agriculture globally, although their roles differ
significantly by region and are changing rapidly. Gender shapes access to productive …

Depleted by debt:“Green” microfinance, over‐indebtedness, and social reproduction in climate‐vulnerable Cambodia

V Guermond, D Iskander, S Michiels, K Brickell… - Antipode, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The operations of microfinance are exalted in mainstream development thinking as a key
means of supporting smallholder farmers facing growing crises of agricultural productivity in …

Systematic review and classification of the engineering for global development literature based on design tools and methods for social impact consideration

AG Armstrong, H Suk, CS Mabey… - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
While many tools and methodologies for assessing social impact exist and are used in the
social science and global development fields, there is a lack of standard methods for …

Gender, time-use, and energy expenditures in rural communities in India and Nepal

F Picchioni, G Zanello, CS Srinivasan, AJ Wyatt… - World Development, 2020 - Elsevier
Women's patterns of time-use, which proxy the work burdens associated with productive and
reproductive activities, are an important determinant of nutrition and well-being in LMICs …

[HTML][HTML] The burdens of participation: A mixed-methods study of the effects of a nutrition-sensitive agriculture program on women's time use in Malawi

A Margolies, E Colantuoni, R Morgan, A Gelli… - World Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Development programs often rely on women's participation. However, there is little
evidence of whether development programs that engage women's unpaid labor–particularly …

Using smartphone app collected data to explore the link between mechanization and intra-household allocation of time in Zambia

T Daum, F Capezzone, R Birner - Agriculture and Human Values, 2021 - Springer
Digital tools may help to study socioeconomic aspects of agricultural development that are
difficult to measure such as the effects of new policies and technologies on the intra …

[HTML][HTML] Factors leading to sustainable social impact on the affected communities of engineering service learning projects

AG Armstrong, CA Mattson, RS Lewis - Development Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
University engineering programs across the USA engage in service learning projects. These
projects involve student teams designing and implementing products or solutions for …

Donkey ownership provides a range of income benefits to the livelihoods of rural households in Northern Ghana

HC Maggs, A Ainslie, RM Bennett - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Until recently, the important contributions donkeys make to the daily lives
of millions of people around the world have been overlooked. Global donkey populations …

The forgotten agriculture-nutrition link: farm technologies and human energy requirements

T Daum, R Birner - Food Security, 2021 - Springer
In the quest to reduce global under-and malnutrition, which are particularly high among
smallholder farmers, agriculture-nutrition linkages are receiving increasing attention …

[HTML][HTML] Sick of debt: How over-indebtedness is hampering health in rural Cambodia

D Iskander, F Picchioni, G Zanello, V Guermond… - Social Science & …, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper evidences how many rural poor Cambodians are sick of debt. Based on original,
mixed-method data (2020–2022), exploring credit provisioning in this context, the aim of this …