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dc.contributorArinloye, Ademonla A. Djalalou-Dineen_US
dc.creatorDegrande, Annen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-10T18:16:19Z
dc.date.available2017-01-10T18:16:19Z
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/download/hash/cZW5t0nken_US
dc.identifier.citationAnn Degrande, Ademonla A. Djalalou-Dine Arinloye. (30/11/2014). Gender in Agroforestry: Implications for Action-Research. Nature & Faune Journal, 29(1), pp. 6-11.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5471
dc.description.abstractWomen in sub-Saharan Africa are major contributors to the agricultural economy, but their lower access than men to productive resources and opportunities, limits them from achieving optimal production. This paper gives a snapshot of issues surrounding women’s participation in and benefits from agroforestry, challenges that women face and examples of opportunities to enhance their involvement. First and foremost, we acknowledge that women’s decision making and management power related to production systems is complex and highly context-specific. Despite their active involvement in diverse agroforestry practices (e.g. management of nitrogen-fixing and fodder trees, domestication of indigenous fruit trees), their level of participation and benefits are often constrained by cultural norms and limited resources. Agroforestry value chains are particularly important for women’s income, but again low access to capital, technology and information, constrains women from developing their enterprises further. Moreover, women’s roles in value chains are often poorly supported by policymakers (in the design as well as in the implementation of policies) and service providers. Interventions to help smallholders improve the marketing of tree and agricultural products have not always had positive effects on women, because when the business becomes more profitable, men often tend to take over. One of the major challenges for agricultural development, however, remains women’s low access to extension services. Profound reforms in African extension systems from a centrally-controlled, top-down approach to a more participatory and pluralistic system, are expected to improve women’s access to agricultural information and services. The paper ends with some recommendations in the field of technology, policy and institutions, to enhance women’s participation in and benefits from agroforestry, and agriculture in general.en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.sourceNature & Faune Journal;29,(2014) Pagination 6,11en_US
dc.titleGender in Agroforestry: Implications for Action-Researchen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2014-11-30en_US
dcterms.extent6-11en_US
cg.subject.agrovocagroforestryen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgenderen_US
cg.contributor.centerWorld Agroforestry Center - ICRAFen_US
cg.contributor.crpCRP on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.funderNot Applicableen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.countryKEen_US
cg.coverage.countryMWen_US
cg.coverage.countryUGen_US
cg.coverage.countryZMen_US
cg.contactA.Degrande@cgiar.orgen_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
cg.issnL 2026-5611en_US
cg.journalNature & Faune Journalen_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.volume29en_US


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