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With the commercialization of agriculture, women are increasingly disadvantaged because of persistent gender … investigate the gender implications of recently established farmer groups. Traditionally, banana has been a women’s crop in Kenya … negative gender implications of farmer groups can be reduced or avoided when women are group members themselves. In the poorest …
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agricultural land and nutritional outcomes by examining gender differences. Results suggest significant effects of access to …, gender differences are reported. Access to agricultural land appears to be a significant determinant of improved children …
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Integrating gender dimensions into early warning systems is critical to support equitable crisis prevention and … and West Africa are gender-responsive and highlights existing gaps at national and regional levels. Progress has been made … by key partners and stakeholders towards strengthening the gender analysis of FNS EWS, however, these efforts have not …
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conducted by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC), this study assesses the existence of gender differences …, and the existence of gender heterogeneity in the correlation of usage of such coping strategies when confronted by food … usage of livelihoods-based coping strategies. Finally, whilst there is little evidence of gender heterogeneity in the …
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farming periods, results are more mixed. Gender differences are noteworthy throughout, with men mostly having higher physical …
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Improvements in food security have taken place in all the South Asian countries over the last few decades, yet nutrition outcomes, especially those related to women and children, have failed to keep pace. This paper contends that the role of women in providing food and nutrition security at the...
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This review evaluates foresight studies to understand how the future agri-food system may impact gender, poverty, and …
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With rapid population increase and persistent climate stressors, access to arable land, and gender-based prejudice is a … major worry. This paper investigates the joint influence of land access and gender on food insecurity using Nigerian data …
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Fostering gender inclusion can have positive impacts on the food systems' triple challenge of ensuring food security …-disaggregated information is not collected. This report calls for the development of better evidence on gender and food systems as a necessary … first step in the path towards gender equality. Based on OECD countries’ experiences, it provides a roadmap to identify and …
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Food education has attracted growing concern focusing on appropriate dietary habits amid the deterioration of many … investigated the awareness of food education by a survey of 3,000 inhabitants in a suburb of Tokyo and explored the factors … determining the willingness to participate as a food education volunteer. We found the existence of a generation gap in terms of …
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