Access here We investigate gender differences in agricultural productivity using data collected in 2005 from Nigeria and in 2003 from Uganda. Results indicate that lower productivity is persistent from female-owned plots and female-headed households, accounting for a range of socioeconomic variables, agricultural inputs, and crop choices using multivariate Tobit models. These results are robust to >> Read more
Publication: Access, Adoption, and Diffusion Understanding the Long-term Impacts of Improved Vegetable and Fish Technologies in Bangladesh
Neha Kumar & Agnes R. Quisumbing (IFPRI) Access it here This paper assesses long-term impacts of vegetable and polyculture fish production technologies on a variety of measures of household and individual well-being in Bangladesh. In 1996–1997, households were surveyed in three sites where nongovernmental organizations and extension programs were disseminating agricultural technologies—about two to six >> Read more
Publications: Guatemala’s Indigenous Women in Resistance: On the frontline of the communities struggle to defend mother earth and her natural resources
Guatemala’s Indigenous Women in Resistance: On the frontline of the communities struggle to defend mother earth and her natural resources, Peace Brigades International (PBI), May 2010, by María Giovanna Teijido and Wiebke Schramm This report examines in details the roots of indigenous communities’ opposition to the installation of large cement plants, mines or hydroelectric projects on >> Read more
Publication: Report suggests how European scientists can reduce gender inequities.
Steps can be taken to address gender inequities in European science, according to a report released last month by the European Commission-supported genSET project. The report calls for gender diversity in grant-selection panels, better awareness of salary-negotiation tactics, procedures that cater to dual-career couples, and institutional public-relations activities that consistently include women (for example, in >> Read more
Publication: African Women’s Report 2009 – Measuring Gender Inequality in Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) presents one of its flagship publications, the 2009 African Women’s Report. The report’s theme: Measuring Gender Inequality in Africa: Experiences and Lessons from the African Gender and Development Index, is opportune as African countries more...
Publication: Africa Progress Report 2010– From Agenda to Action
"From Agenda to Action: Turning Resources into Results for People", Africa Progress Panel, June 2010: The report’s findings fall into four categories–sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction, social progress, political leadership and governance, and partnership opportunities–with recommendations for enhancing the role of women in each of these development areas. The prioritization of agricultural investment and >> Read more
Publications: New IFPRI Discussion Papers
(PHND) - IFPRI DP 00991 – Exploring the Long-term Impact of Development Interventions Within Life-history Narratives in Rural Bangladesh. Peter Davis http://www.ifpri.org/publication/exploring-long-term-impact-development-interventions-within-life-history-narratives-rura (KCID) - IFPRI DP 00992 – Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Agricultural Productivity and Poverty in East Africa. Kristin Davis, Ephraim Nkonya, Ephraim Nkonya, Edward Kato, Daniel Ayalew Mekonnen, Martins Odendo, Richard >> Read more
New Discussion Papers from IFPRI with a Gender Component
Food Security and Economic Development in the Middle East and North Africa: Current State and Future Perspectives Clemens Breisinger, Teunis van Rheenen, Claudia Ringler, Alejandro Nin Pratt, Nicolas Minot, Catherine Aragon, Bingxin Yu, Olivier Ecker, Tingju Zhu Assessing Food Security in Yemen: An Innovative Integrated, Cross-Sector, and Multilevel Approach Olivier Ecker, Clemens Breisinger, Christen McCool, >> Read more
Publication: Who Should be Interviewed in Surveys of Household Income?
Monica Fisher Jeffrey J. Reimer Edward R. Carr This IFPRI Discussion Paper tests the null hypothesis that it is sufficient to interview only the household head to obtain accurate information on household income. The results show that using a husband’s estimate of his wife’s income does not produce statistically reliable results for poverty analysis. Estimates >> Read more
NEW FROM IFPRI ON GENDER SPRING 2010
IFPRI Discussion Papers Engendering Agricultural Research Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Agnes Quisumbing, Julia Behrman, Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano, Vicki Wilde, Marco Noordeloos, Catherine Ragasa and Nienke Beintema. A review of empirical evidence on gender differences in nonland agricultural inputs, technology, and services in developing countries Amber Peterman, Julia Behrman and Agnes Quisumbing. Patterns and Trends of Child and Maternal >> Read more
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