Does providing agricultural and nutrition information to both men and women improve household food security? Evidence from Malawi

C Ragasa, NL Aberman, CA Mingote - Global Food Security, 2019 - Elsevier
We examine the role of gender in various pathways to food security in Malawi, emphasizing
improved access to agriculture and nutrition information along these pathways and …

[PDF][PDF] Gender and climate change: A closer look at existing evidence

G Gender, C Alliance - 2016 - wedo.org
Perceiving a gap in the resources available to individuals and organizations concerned
about the gendered experiences of climate change, GGCA commissioned this literature …

How to close the gender gap in political participation: Lessons from matrilineal societies in Africa

AL Robinson, J Gottlieb - British Journal of Political Science, 2021 - cambridge.org
While gender gaps in political participation are pervasive, especially in developing
countries, this study provides systematic evidence of one cultural practice that closes this …

Gender, weather shocks and welfare: Evidence from Malawi

S Asfaw, G Maggio - The Journal of Development Studies, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores the gender-differentiated effects of weather shocks on households'
welfare in Malawi using panel data aligned with climatic records. Results show that …

[HTML][HTML] Tenure insecurity and investment in soil conservation. Evidence from Malawi

S Lovo - World Development, 2016 - Elsevier
Tenure insecurity can have important consequences for the conservation of natural
resources. This paper focuses on two main sources of tenure insecurity, informal short-term …

Gender differences in technology adoption and agricultural productivity: Evidence from Malawi

AH Tufa, AD Alene, SM Cole, J Manda, S Feleke… - World Development, 2022 - Elsevier
It is widely recognized that female farmers have considerably less access to productive
assets and support services than male farmers. There is limited evidence of gender gaps in …

Understanding collective action and women's empowerment in potato farmer groups in Ntcheu and Dedza in Malawi

NN Mudege, T Nyekanyeka, E Kapalasa, T Chevo… - Journal of Rural …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper explores the potential for potato farmer groups to empower women in Malawi. It
does this by examining how social and gender norms in communities, including the …

[HTML][HTML] Bonding, bridging and linking social capital combinations for food access; A gendered case study exploring temporal differences in southern Malawi

A Craig, C Hutton, FB Musa, J Sheffield - Journal of Rural Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2018–2020, 82% of Malawian's were classed as moderately or severely food
insecure. For decades, Malawian's have used their social capital as a coping mechanism to …

Vote-buying, anti-corruption campaigns, and identity in African elections

K Kao, E Lust, L Rakner - World Development, 2022 - Elsevier
The literature on democracies in the developing world paints a picture of rampant vote
buying. A growing research field has shed light on how politicians decide whom to target …

[PDF][PDF] “Emerging forms of authority in land access?”: the occult and witchcraft among Malawian migrants in peri-urban Zimbabwe

J Bhanye - Debating religion and forced migration entanglements, 2023 - library.oapen.org
This chapter focuses on how displaced transnational migrants establish themselves in rough
peri-urban spaces in destination countries. Periurban refers to transitional spaces where …