find any relationship as predicted by the rice theory. The role of rice farming in shaping cultural psychology and …

be particularly important for women. There is a potential, therefore, that provision of modest amounts of water to … smallholder farmers can enhance household economic production, save labor time for women and girls, and improve family health … spring protection and piped water to their members' homesteads. Members of those households, particularly women, have …

promote equitable participation of women, the poor and other stakeholders are only now coming to light. This paper focuses on …

vendor survey conducted in two marketsheds during weekly fairs. No certified seed is sold. Almost all vendors are women who …

withdraw children from school and increase the probability that they are selected into farm work. Health shocks to women …

intellectual deprivation through investments in women's human capital may be more effective than previously suggested, but it will … require approaches that account for dimensions of women's human capital beyond just their schooling. Effective interventions … to improve women's biological and intellectual human capital often begin in utero or in early childhood; thus, their …

suggest not only that men and women will be affected differently by the global food crisis, but also that, as both consumers … known about women's roles in agricultural production and household welfare, and the specific challenges they face, both to … craft more effective policy responses and to enable women to respond better to the current challenges and opportunities …

resources between men and women is linked with production inefficiency, yet interventions targeting smallholder farmers often … likely to reinforce inequalities between women and men and may even increase resource imbalances. While individual projects … evaluations have been done, little attention has been paid to the differential impacts on men and women, or to which delivery …

What can be done to increase the effective participation of women in food and nutrition security in Africa? This brief … advocates a two-pronged approach. First, eradicate discrimination against women, and second, promote catch-up by implementing …, child care, and other services for women. Since the set of actions that are most appropriate in a given situation will be …