A review of gender inclusivity in agriculture and natural resources management under the changing climate in sub-Saharan Africa

Phiri, Austin T.; Toure, Howele M.A.C.; Kipkogei, Oliver; Traore, Rokiatou; Afokpe, Pamela M.K.; Lamore, Alemayehu Abebe

doi:10.1080/23311886.2021.2024674

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“…Milk production systems are intensifying due to market dynamics and increasing rivalry for production components, necessitating a correct comprehension of the new production tendencies (Hughes et al, 2022). According to Staal and Kaguongo (2003) report, the limitations and traits of the Ugandan dairy sub-sector are very similar to those in many other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: feed constraints combined with soil nutrient deficits (Muringai et al, 2021), poor farm management and poor farmer access to information (Balehegn et al, 2022), inadequate and variable market access (Ragasa et al, 2018), and largely unregulated markets motivated by consumers demand low-cost and traditional product (Phiri et al, 2022).…”

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Managing Stressed Employees at Milk and Dairy Suppliers in East Africa: Evidence from Southwestern Uganda

Rwakiiseta

Sekiwu²,

Hirst³

2023

East Afr. j. bus. econ.

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Milk production systems are intensifying due to market dynamics and increasing rivalry for production components, necessitating a correct comprehension of the new production tendencies and little effort have been done. More than 1.3 billion people are employed by it, and it generates around 40% of the world’s agricultural gross domestic product. In Uganda, the dairy milk industry contributes 80% of the gross domestic product and this plays a crucial role in the lives of many Ugandans as a source of food, income, and work. The aim of this study is rethinking how to manage stressed employees at milk and dairy suppliers. It was guided by specific objectives which include; assessing the challenges facing workers and suggesting possible solutions to ease the proper working environment. It was found that currently, roughly 14.2 million cattle, 16 million goats, 4.5 million sheep, 47.6 million chickens, and 4.1 million pigs account for the livestock production in Uganda. Work-family conflicts, poor supervisors at work, poor counselling at departmental levels by the managers were the major challenges affecting employees at milk and dairy suppliers. In addition, employees have a feeling of belonging after being given a voice, which promotes solid working relationships and this reduces stress at work

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Managing Stressed Employees at Milk and Dairy Suppliers in East Africa: Evidence from Southwestern Uganda

Rwakiiseta

Sekiwu²,

Hirst³

2023

East Afr. j. bus. econ.

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“…However, more than 80% of smallholder farmers have adopted at least one CSA technology (Andati et al 2022 ; Musafiri et al 2022 ). Smallholder farmers’ main constraints to adopting CSA practices and technologies include biophysical, socio-economic, and software barriers like institutional, policy, willingness to invest, climate information, and gender-related inequalities (Barnard et al 2015 ; Autio et al 2021 ; Phiri et al 2022 ). For instance, gender perspectives are crucial while analyzing the adoption of CSA because agricultural practices depend on social structures, gender roles, and cultural norms, in addition to the fact that women are active agents in climate change adaptation (Phiri et al 2022 ).…”

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“…Smallholder farmers’ main constraints to adopting CSA practices and technologies include biophysical, socio-economic, and software barriers like institutional, policy, willingness to invest, climate information, and gender-related inequalities (Barnard et al 2015 ; Autio et al 2021 ; Phiri et al 2022 ). For instance, gender perspectives are crucial while analyzing the adoption of CSA because agricultural practices depend on social structures, gender roles, and cultural norms, in addition to the fact that women are active agents in climate change adaptation (Phiri et al 2022 ). The main constraints preventing female farmers from adopting CSA technologies are high costs of inputs, lack of credit, and income and labor requirements (Chibowa et al 2020 ).…”

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Access to climate information services and climate-smart agriculture in Kenya: a gender-based analysis

Ngigi

Muange

2022

Climatic Change

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Climate change is a significant threat to agriculture-related livelihoods, and its impacts amplify prevailing gender inequalities. Climate information services (CIS) are crucial enablers in adapting to climate change and managing climate-related risks by smallholder farmers. Even though various gender groups have distinct preferences, understandings, and uses of CIS, which affect adaptation decisions differently, there is little research on gender perspectives of CIS. This study employs a novel intra-household survey of 156 married couples to evaluate the gender-differentiated effects of CIS access on the adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies in Kenya. The findings reveal gender differences in access to CIS, with husbands having significantly more access to early warning systems and advisory services on adaptation. In contrast, wives had better access to weather forecasts. About 38% of wives perceived that CIS meets their needs, compared to 30% of husbands. As for CIS dissemination pathways, husbands preferred extension officers, print media, television, and local leaders, whereas wives preferred radio and social groups. Recursive bivariate probit analysis shows that trust in CIS, a bundle of CIS dissemination pathways, access to credit, and membership in a mixed-gender social group, affected access to CIS for both genders. Access to early warning systems and advisory services positively affected decisions to adopt CSA by both genders. Still, access to seasonal forecasts influenced husbands’ decisions to adopt CSA but not wives. Besides, there were gender differences in how CIS affected each CSA technology based on gendered access to resources and roles and responsibilities in a household. It is necessary to disseminate CIS through gender-sensitive channels that can satisfy the needs and preferences of different gender groups to encourage the adoption of climate-smart technologies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10584-022-03445-5.

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“…The impact of climate change on food production in SSA is further worsened by prevailing gender disparities in access and use of climate technologies which threaten the livelihood of millions of people, especially women. Women in SSA are more vulnerable to the negative consequences of climate change than men because women make up the majority of the region's disadvantaged and vulnerable group (Duffy et al, 2021;Phiri et al, 2022). They lack equal land access and land ownership rights as men.…”

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“…They are proportionally more reliant on small-scale agriculture, which is negatively impacted by climate change. Women also have the least ability to react to climate shocks because of their limited access to financial capital (McCullough, 2017;Phiri et al, 2022). Their predicament is further worsened by cultural barriers that affect the decisionmaking capacity on-farm compared to men.…”

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Gender differences in climate-smart adaptation practices amongst bean-producing farmers in Malawi: The case of Linthipe Extension Planning Area

Nchanji

Kabuli²,

Nyamolo

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Agriculture is amongst the vulnerable sectors to climate change and its associated impacts. Most women are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change than men. Climate Smart Agriculture ensures increased productivity thereby enabling food security, income security and wealth creation amongst the farming households. A study was carried out to understand the gender differences in access and use of climate-smart agriculture, challenges and solutions that men and women farmers use to adapt to climate change. Data was collected from 246 randomly sampled households from 14 villages at Linthipe Extension Planning in Dedza district in Malawi. The multivariate probit model was employed to understand the influence of sociodemographic, farm-level, and institutional factors in the application of climate-smart agriculture in the study area. Findings from this study indicate that there are differences in the adoption and use of climate-smart agriculture technologies in bean production amongst different gender categories. More women compared to men and youths tend to use fertilizer, use improved seeds and plant early in order to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Most men adopt and use irrigation, whilst the youth mostly adopted and used pesticides and conservation agriculture practices. The study recommends policies that would ensure the promotion of gender-responsive climate-smart agriculture technologies, improved access to inputs, and capacity building through training.

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A review of gender inclusivity in agriculture and natural resources management under the changing climate in sub-Saharan Africa

Cited by 20 publications

References 72 publications

Managing Stressed Employees at Milk and Dairy Suppliers in East Africa: Evidence from Southwestern Uganda

Managing Stressed Employees at Milk and Dairy Suppliers in East Africa: Evidence from Southwestern Uganda

Access to climate information services and climate-smart agriculture in Kenya: a gender-based analysis

Gender differences in climate-smart adaptation practices amongst bean-producing farmers in Malawi: The case of Linthipe Extension Planning Area

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