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

Collins, Andrea M.

doi:10.1080/03066150.2017.1377187

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“…Relevance of gender in CSA for smallholder farmers is gaining traction as new contributions emerge in the discourse (Beuchelt and Badstue, 2013;Nelson and Huyer, 2016;Twyman et al, 2015). Evidence base for this is the inclusion of a stand-alone Module 18: Gender and CSA in the Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook (Collins, 2017). Additionally, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security implemented in parts of Africa also had gender as one of its focus areas.…”

Section: Theoretical Underpinnings Of Gender Mainstreaming In Csamentioning

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Understanding gender dimensions of climate-smart agriculture adoption in disaster-prone smallholder farming communities in Malawi and Zambia

Khoza

Niekerk

Nemakonde

2019

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Purpose Through the application of traditional and contemporary feminist theories in gender mainstreaming, the purpose of this paper is to contribute to emergent debate on gender dimensions in climate-smart agriculture (CSA) adoption by smallholder farmers in disaster-prone regions. This is important to ensure that CSA strategies are tailored to farmer-specific gender equality goals. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory-sequential mixed methods research design which is qualitatively biased was applied. Key informant interviews and farmer focus group discussions in two study sites formed initial qualitative phase whose findings were explored in a quantitative cross-sectional household survey. Findings Findings shared in this paper indicate the predominant application of traditional gender mainstreaming approaches in CSA focusing on parochial gender dichotomy. Qualitative findings highlight perceptions that western gender approaches are not fully applicable to local contexts and realities, with gender mainstreaming in CSA seemingly to fulfil donor requirements, and ignorant of the heterogeneous nature of social groups. Quantitative findings establish that married men are majority adopters and non-adopters of CSA, while dis-adopters are predominantly de jure female household heads. The latter are more likely to adopt CSA than married women whose main role in CSA is implementers of spouse’s decisions. Access to education, intra-household power relations, productive asset and land ownership are socio-cultural dynamics shaping farmer profiles. Originality/value By incorporating African feminisms and intersectionality in CSA, value of this study lies in recommending gender policy reforms incorporating local gender contexts within the African socio-cultural milieu. This paper accentuates potential benefits of innovative blend of both contemporary and classic gender mainstreaming approaches in CSA research, practice and technology development in disaster-prone regions.

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Section: Theoretical Underpinnings Of Gender Mainstreaming In Csamentioning

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Understanding gender dimensions of climate-smart agriculture adoption in disaster-prone smallholder farming communities in Malawi and Zambia

Khoza

Niekerk

Nemakonde

2019

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“…Interviews, focus-group discussions and workshops are needed to consider the diverse viewpoints of men and women, youth and adults, land-owners and land-renters, etc. A great deal of research is emerging about potential shifts in work burden and household decision-making that accompanies agricultural change and CSA (Collins 2017, World Bank et al 2015, Jost et al 2015; thus it is important to get multiple perspectives on issues that will decide the trajectory of research (Jost et al 2014, ICRAF 2014 for examples of resources).…”

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CSA-Diagnostic (CSA-Dx) A primer for investigating the ‘climate-smartness’ of agricultural technologies

Rosenstock¹,

Lamanna²,

Matata³

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“…The capacity of poor and vulnerable farmers to cope and avail themselves of government flood relief is especially limited because they lack information and political capital within local political economies. While various governments have adopted different adaptation strategies to minimize climate change's impacts, attention to social equity issues have often been missed [8]. (Fisher et al, 2018 [9] highlights the distinction between equity and equality.…”

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Unpacking Barriers to Socially Inclusive Weather Index Insurance: Towards a Framework for Inclusion

Aheeyar

Silva

Senaratna-Sellamuttu

et al. 2019

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Floods account for a majority of disasters, especially in South Asia, where they affect 27 million people annually, causing economic losses of over US$1 billion. Climate change threatens to exacerbate these risks. Risk transfer mechanisms, such as weather index insurance (WII) may help buffer farmers against these hazards. However, WII programs struggle to attract the clients most in need of protection, including marginalized women and men. This risks re-enforcing existing inequalities and missing opportunities to promote pro-poor and gender-sensitive development. Key questions, therefore, include what factors constrain access to WIIs amongst heterogeneous communities, and how these can be addressed. This paper contributes to that end through primary data from two WII case studies (one in India, the other in Bangladesh) that identify contextual socio-economic and structural barriers to accessing WII, and strategies to overcome these. More significantly, this paper synthesizes the case study findings and those from a review of the literature on other WII initiatives into a framework to promote a systematic approach to address these challenges: an important step forward in moving from problem analysis to remedial action. The framework highlights actions across WII product design, implementation and post-implementation, to minimize risks of social exclusion in future WII schemes.

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

Cited by 47 publications

References 28 publications

Understanding gender dimensions of climate-smart agriculture adoption in disaster-prone smallholder farming communities in Malawi and Zambia

Understanding gender dimensions of climate-smart agriculture adoption in disaster-prone smallholder farming communities in Malawi and Zambia

CSA-Diagnostic (CSA-Dx) A primer for investigating the ‘climate-smartness’ of agricultural technologies

Unpacking Barriers to Socially Inclusive Weather Index Insurance: Towards a Framework for Inclusion

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