Ask me why: Patterns of intrahousehold decision-making

Bernard, Tanguy; Doss, Cheryl R.; Hidrobo, Melissa; Hoel, Jessica B.; Kieran, Caitlin

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104671

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“…The responses to the questions on why spouses carry out a particular task on their own or together were free listed by study respondents and recorded during interviews and later coded before the data were entered into Stata 16.0 (Stata-Corp, College Station, TX, USA). Once in Stata, the 'why' responses were categorized according to the explanatory process they typified -either unitary, norms, contribution, most informed, or separate spheres model -per Bernard et al (2020). For example, a response by a study respondent who indicated that a person in their household sources soybean seed because they own the land or manage soybean production was categorized as contribution model.…”

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“…Finally, Bernard et al (2020) highlighted the need to establish whether certain respondent characteristics affect the answers they provided when administering the survey.…”

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“…1 Through these efforts, there is an increased likelihood that quality seed of improved varieties will be used by more smallholder farmers for enhanced productivity, profitability, and food and nutrition security. However, households might resemble each other on who carries out a specific task or who makes a specific decision but may differ on why they perform the task or make the decision (Bernard et al, 2020). In certain households, an individual may secure soybean seed because they are the head of household and in charge of purchasing key inputs, while in other households it is because they are more knowledgeable about seed quality.…”

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“…A recent study by Bernard et al (2020) explored who within the household makes certain agricultural production and consumption decisions and, using vignettes, determined the rationale people use to decide why decisions are made by certain individuals. Each vignette (via a story) described a different logic to help study respondents pinpoint why specific production or consumption decisions get made by individuals within their households, either by using a 'unitary' model (whereby an individual or a couple together makes the decision), a 'contribution' model (the decision is made by the person who contributes the most resources to the job), a 'separate spheres' model (specialized decision-making by a person in charge of a specific domain), a 'norms' model (decisions made based on social norms), or by using a 'most informed' model (decision made by the individual who has the most information).…”

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Who does what and why? Intra-household roles and explanatory models for sourcing soybean seed from the formal sector in Malawi

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This study asks whether there is utility in knowing who sources soybean seed within the household and why when explaining variation in seed obtained from the formal versus informal sector. Survey data collected in Malawi in 2018 were used to explore the question. Results suggest that the identity of the person who sources seed has little to do with whether the seed was obtained from the formal sector. Instead, why the person sources soybean seed is the better predictor. As formal seed system actors mobilize to persuade more smallholder farmers to adopt improved varieties, understanding why people source seed may be key for targeting and when designing agricultural development interventions.

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“…Finally, Bernard et al (2020) highlighted the need to establish whether certain respondent characteristics affect the answers they provided when administering the survey.…”

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“…Consequently, we recommend that initiatives aiming to restore degraded farmlands identify clearly who within the household is involved in uptake decisions. Furthermore, while our surveys and interviews included only one member from each household, recent studies indicate that interviewing both spouses within a household can provide a richer and more nuanced understanding of intrahousehold decision-making dynamics (Acosta et al 2019, Ambler et al 2019, Bernard et al 2020.…”

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Onto the Farm, into the Home: How Intrahousehold Gender Dynamics Shape Land Restoration in Eastern Kenya

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While attention has been paid largely to forest restoration, meeting global land restoration pledges will require scalingup restoration of ecosystem services on agricultural land. This paper contributes to the literature on restoration practice and agricultural technology adoption, by shifting the focus onto the farm and considering the role of intrahousehold dynamics in the uptake of farmland restoration practices. We examine the intrahousehold decisions and gender relations surrounding the trial of two on-farm restoration practices: tree planting and planting basins; with over 2,500 farmers in the eastern drylands of Kenya. Combining results from household surveys, interviews and focus group discussions, our findings reveal that decisions over the uptake of restoration practices, although usually initiated by women who attend agricultural workshops, are often discussed between husband and wife and that multiple social dimensions intersect to shape men's and women's interest in, contribution to, and benefit from different practices. Furthermore, our study demonstrates that these intrahousehold relations are, in turn, shaped by women's participation in innovation processes and broader societal changes, particularly the outmigration of rural men. Based on these insights, we offer recommendations for improving the dissemination and uptake of on-farm restoration practices in eastern Kenya and achieving more inclusive and gender-equitable outcomes.

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Livestock productivity and the resulting economic benefits for smallholder farmers are constrained by a limited supply of quality feed. Gender influences both the drivers and constraints for feed technology adoption as well as the distribution of benefits from feed technologies; however, research with gender‐disaggregated data related to livestock feed practices and technologies has not previously been systematically collected and analyzed. This review examines the current scope and patterns in the literature and highlights opportunities that could benefit future livestock feeding research. The review identified 72 articles with gender‐disaggregated data related to livestock feeding, which were analyzed thematically based on the type of gender data collected: division of labor (44 articles), decision making (eight articles), knowledge (nine articles), and technology adoption (11 articles). Across nine different feed activities, women had a comparatively higher level of involvement than men in 49% of the observations (81), whereas men were more involved than women in 48% of the observations (79); equal involvement accounted for the remaining 3% of the observations (n = 7). However, individual feed tasks showed stronger involvement trends toward men or women. Women were more likely to be involved in the provision of feed to livestock than men (69% of observations, 24 observations), whereas men had higher levels of participation than women in fodder collection (54%, 19 observations) and grazing and herding (65%, 33 observations). Future research on women's roles in feed‐related activities could help to improve adoption, scaling, and sustainability of feed improvement interventions through the use of gender‐sensitive data collection tools.

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Ask me why: Patterns of intrahousehold decision-making

Cited by 40 publications

References 34 publications

Who does what and why? Intra-household roles and explanatory models for sourcing soybean seed from the formal sector in Malawi

Who does what and why? Intra-household roles and explanatory models for sourcing soybean seed from the formal sector in Malawi

Onto the Farm, into the Home: How Intrahousehold Gender Dynamics Shape Land Restoration in Eastern Kenya

Gender and livestock feed research in developing countries: A review

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