Should agricultural development programs target women in order to increase productivity? This paper reviews the extensive literature on men's and women's relative productivity in agriculture, most of which concludes that controlling for access to inputs, plot and farmer characateristics, there...

Raising agricultural is essential to boosting gross domestic product (GDP), reducing poverty, improving food security, and achieving structural transformation across Africa. Yet, Africa's agricultural intensification has not kept pace with that of other developing regions. One significant and...

There is a high degree of interest in the potential for agricultural programs to be designed and implemented to achieve health and nutrition objectives. Policymakers have often looked to the experience of civil society organizations in designing and implementing such programs, particularly in...

This paper explores the implications for policy in gender dynamics in agricultural innovation systems in Zimbabwe. Using Insiza communal area in Zimbabwe as an example, this paper identifies, investigates and draws conclusions on higher-order processes of gender, power and incremental...