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

Farnworth, Cathy Rozel; Baudron, Frédéric; Andersson, Jens; Misiko, Michael; Badstue, L.B.; Stirling, Clare M.

doi:10.1080/14735903.2015.1065602

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“…In fact, men had larger plot sizes compared to women, as it was also reported in vegetable production systems in Buea, Cameroon [26] and in southwestern Nigeria [30]. This supports the general gender-differentiated resource base of African farming systems [29,31]. Thus, the fact that monocropping and intercropping were predominantly practised by women could be seen as a strategy to cope with the challenge of limited plot sizes to maximize the utilization of the small plot of land they have.…”

Section: Gender Vegetable Farming Systems and Diversity Of Vegetablesupporting

confidence: 67%

“…Organic fertilizers and traditional pest management practices were predominantly used by women. This may be due to difference in knowledge of farming practices and in access to information and the ability to act upon it [26,31]. In fact, female farmers are less likely to access agricultural information and knowledge through extension services, or receive very limited access to quality services and agricultural technology information compared to their male counterparts [30,33].…”

Section: Gender Vegetable Farming Systems and Diversity Of Vegetablementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, difference in access to labour can explain the gender difference in vegetable production systems around APDs. Indeed, because of the gender-differentiated nature of rural household labour shortages or the gendered nature of labour-hiring practices in African farming systems [31], women usually have less access to labour for labour-intensive farming activities.…”

Section: Gender Vegetable Farming Systems and Diversity Of Vegetablementioning

confidence: 99%

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Towards sustainable vegetable production around agro-pastoral dams in Northern Benin: current situation, challenges and research avenues for sustainable production and integrated dam management

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Background: Rehabilitation and optimized utilization of agro-pastoral dams (APDs), especially for vegetable production, has been recently promoted to boost agricultural production and ensure food security in Benin. However, little information was available on APDs' agricultural potentials and knowledge of how APDs' ecosystem services were exploited by the various stakeholders, and how each stakeholder group contributed to the degradation of the common good was scanty. This study explored three APDs in northern Benin to diagnose vegetable production systems and assess producer's perception of APD degradation. Results:The results indicated that vegetable production around the APDs was a part-time activity dominated by women, and characterized by low external input use and a diversity of African indigenous vegetables. There was a strong gender difference in cropping systems, farming practices and land access, and a significant agreement on key production bottlenecks among producers. The main constraints included conflicts with livestock herders generated by the recurrent destruction of crops and seedlings by livestock, lack of equipment, pest and disease management challenges, access to water and inputs. Water erosion and runoff, livestock, vegetable production and food crops and cotton farming around the dams were respectively perceived as factors that contribute to APDs' siltation and affect water quality. In comparison with water erosion and runoff, experienced producers and those with higher vegetable species richness were more likely to rank farming as first source of threat to APDs. Urbanization and market access were drivers of intensification of vegetable production around APDs. Conclusions:Our findings illustrate how information on cropping and farming practices, and producers' perception can provide insights and research and development avenues for integrated dam management and sustainable production for improved food security and livelihoods. We discussed the implications of our findings and suggested a number of strategic decisions and research avenues for integrated dam management and sustainable vegetable production around APDs. Avenues for future research and development actions include: (1) a tailored and genderspecific training programme on sustainable production practices targeted to women; (2) developing scenarios of the

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Section: Gender Vegetable Farming Systems and Diversity Of Vegetablementioning

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“…Using data from some African countries, 41% of female and only 15% of male farmers indicated that they do not independently own land for agricultural purposes (Peterman, Quisumbing, Behrman, & Nkonya, 2011). The extent and determination of gender gaps in agriculture across African countries showed large productivity gaps between men and women, and the shortfall when women's productivity is compared with that of men is as large as 66% (Farnworth, Baudron, Anderson, Misiko, & Stirling, 2016;Palocios-Lopez, Christiaensen, & Killic, 2017). The low productivity among female farmers is considered to be an outcome of their limited access to agricultural inputs such as land, fertilizer, and extension service (Jafry & Sulaiman, 2013;Mukasa & Salami, 2016;Uduji, Okolo-Obasi, & Asongu, 2018b).…”

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Corporate social responsibility and the role of rural women in sustainable agricultural development in sub‐Saharan Africa: Evidence from the Niger Delta in Nigeria

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Okolo‐Obasi

Asongu

2019

Sustainable Development

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Low productivity among female farmers when compared with their male counterparts is considered an outcome of limited access to agricultural land and inputs. The objective of this investigation was to assess the impact of multinational oil companies' (MOCs') corporate social responsibility (CSR) on rural women's access to modern agricultural inputs in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. A total of 700 rural female farmers were sampled across the region. Results from the use of a logit model indicated that CSR recorded significant success in agricultural development generally, but has undermined equality. This implies that if a woman's agricultural productivity is continuously hindered by unequal access to agricultural resources (or opportunities) and widespread inequality will limit poverty reduction efforts in Nigeria. The results also showed that women depended on CSR of MOCs for policy dialogue and advocacy for women's access to agricultural land and inputs. Supporting agricultural initiatives that focus on empowering women would boost food security in sub‐Saharan Africa.

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“…Farnworth et al (2016) also note that the failure to consider gender and gender relations in the practices of conservation agriculture often leads to low adoption rates. For instance, because many rural women in east and southern Africa typically lack access to extension services and agricultural inputs, these women are less likely to be able to adopt new practices such as low tillage, which often require the use of herbicides (Farnworth et al 2016).…”

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Saying all the right things? Gendered discourse in climate-smart agriculture

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2017

The Journal of Peasant Studies

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

Cited by 72 publications

References 65 publications

Towards sustainable vegetable production around agro-pastoral dams in Northern Benin: current situation, challenges and research avenues for sustainable production and integrated dam management

Towards sustainable vegetable production around agro-pastoral dams in Northern Benin: current situation, challenges and research avenues for sustainable production and integrated dam management

Corporate social responsibility and the role of rural women in sustainable agricultural development in sub‐Saharan Africa: Evidence from the Niger Delta in Nigeria

Saying all the right things? Gendered discourse in climate-smart agriculture

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