Women's dual centrality in food security solutions: The need for a stronger gender lens in food systems' transformation

Visser, Janna; Wangu, James

doi:10.1016/j.crsust.2021.100094

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“…Also, for women beneficiaries, the knowledge transfer was associated with a negative and significant association with the share of output marketed. This is likely because women in the developing world have a homecare role where they have to produce and allocate some of the production to meet home food needs (McKenna, 2014 ; Quisumbing et al, 1996 ; Visser & Wangu, 2021 ). Since the knowledge transfer encouraged farmers to sell only when they had excess production over home needs, this is a positive result for food security sensitive households.…”

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Public–private partnership generates economic benefits to smallholder bean growers in Uganda

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The quest to transform and hasten the role of smallholder farms in agricultural development and food security through farmer-firm linkages has dominated development interventions in low-income countries for several decades. This has mostly been pursued through single- or multi-contract schemes implemented in isolation. Several studies have analyzed the effects of these schemes on smallholder farms with mixed results. A new paradigm is to use Agricultural Public Private Partnership (Ag-PPP) to achieve wider and sustainable impacts. However, limited empirical evidence exists on the effects of Ag-PPP interventions and targeting the same farmer. We address this research gap by assessing the impact of an Ag-PPP on small-scale common bean producers in Uganda. We use a doubly robust difference-in-difference approach in a multi-treatment setting to estimate these impacts. The results show that the PPP created positive outcomes for farmers and stimulated increased production from targeted interventions. Evidence shows that the PPP and its interventions were associated with significant increases in productivity, sales volumes, and shares of output marketed. Receiving bundled interventions had greater effects than a single intervention and effects varied between men and women bean crop owners. Results suggest that providing bundled interventions through a PPP can increase productivity and alleviate market access constraints. The outcomes of this Ag-PPP could be modified for other contexts i.e., crops and localities, to inform food and development policy elsewhere.

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“…Financial disadvantages can be produced by structural inequality between males and females, such as fewer stable jobs and lower wages ( Santomauro et al, 2021 ). Women are thus vulnerable to the acquisition of adequate and healthy food and are more exposed to FI ( Visser & Wangu, 2021 ).…”

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“…Evidence indicates that the implications of FI on female mental health tend to be also more evident ( Pound & Chen, 2021 ; Visser & Wangu, 2021 ). Although the reason for this is unclear, several factors may explain this point.…”

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“…Although the reason for this is unclear, several factors may explain this point. First, the negative emotions of FI may be predominantly felt by females ( Pound & Chen, 2021 ), who are commonly the primary caregivers and suppliers of food in their families ( Pound & Chen, 2021 ; Visser & Wangu, 2021 ). Second, females commonly prioritize the supply of food to the family and consume smaller amounts of food ( Visser & Wangu, 2021 ).…”

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“…First, the negative emotions of FI may be predominantly felt by females ( Pound & Chen, 2021 ), who are commonly the primary caregivers and suppliers of food in their families ( Pound & Chen, 2021 ; Visser & Wangu, 2021 ). Second, females commonly prioritize the supply of food to the family and consume smaller amounts of food ( Visser & Wangu, 2021 ). This may trigger feelings of deprivation or restricted food choices, and incite psychological distress ( Myers, 2020 ).…”

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Women's dual centrality in food security solutions: The need for a stronger gender lens in food systems' transformation

Cited by 19 publications

References 64 publications

Public–private partnership generates economic benefits to smallholder bean growers in Uganda

Public–private partnership generates economic benefits to smallholder bean growers in Uganda

Food insecurity and symptoms of anxiety and depression disorder during the COVID- 19 pandemic: COVID-Inconfidentes, a population-based survey

Understanding food safety challenges through a gender and social lens in low‐ and middle‐income countries

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