It is remarkable that despite wide-ranging, in-depth studies over many years, almost no
conservation agriculture (CA) studies consider gender and gender relations as a potential …

While mainstream value chain development (VCD) has focused on enhancing the efficiency
of processes along the chain, policies increasingly endeavor to address poverty …

Despite the extensive literature on women's empowerment, the measurement of
empowerment in the agricultural context is limited, especially in Pakistan. In this study, we …

In the mid-1990s, fairtrade-organic registration data showed that only 9% of Oaxaca,
Mexico's organic coffee 'farm operators' were women; by 2013 the female farmer rate had …

A gendered mapping of the structure and coordination (functioning) of traditional cassava
value chains is important for marginalized groups such as women in rural development. In …

In developing economies, well-functioning markets are known to provide the poor with
avenues for wealth creation. Using a value chain approach, this paper aims at examining …

Value-chain projects are increasingly being used to link smallholders to markets. However,
in contexts where women tend to own and control fewer assets than men, and are more …

Numerous extension efforts promote climate smart agriculture (CSA) in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The need to focus on gender disparity within CSA is widely understood. Given the …

The quest for gender economic equality is becoming a component of corporate and
transnational institutional antipoverty initiatives in the Global South. Framed as “smart …

There is growing recognition of the importance of African leafy vegetables for achieving
healthy diets, particularly amongst low-income households. In Tanzania, cassava leaves are …