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Gender in Agroforestry: Implications for Action-Research
Women 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 ...
Gender Differentiated Preferences for a Community-Based Conservation Initiative
Community-based conservation (CBC) aims to benefit local people as well as to achieve
conservation goals, but has been criticised for taking a simplistic view of “community” and
failing to recognise differences in the ...
Gender Roles in Agriculture: The Case of Afghanistan
Technological interventions aiming to improve livelihoods that bring
gender equity can become successful only when the prevailing gender
roles in society and access to different livelihood opportunities are fully
understood. ...
Pastoralism and ecosystem-based adaptation in Kenyan Masailand
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the potential for pastoral communities inhabiting. Kenyan Masailand to adapt to climate change using conservancies and payments for ecosystem services. Design/methodology/approach ...
La parité hommes-femmes dans le secteur agroforestier: Incidences pour la recherche-action
Les femmes en Afrique subsaharienne contribuent
énormément à l’économie agricole, toutefois, leur
accès limité, par rapport aux hommes, aux
ressources et opportunités de production, les
empêchent d’atteindre une production ...
An integrated agro-ecosystem and livelihood systems approach for the poor and vulnerable in dry areas
More than 400 million people in the developing world depend on dryland agriculture for their livelihoods. Dryland agriculture involves a complex combination of productive components: staple crops, vegetables, livestock, ...