Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

L Connolly-Boutin, B Smit - Regional Environmental Change, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Multiple
biophysical, political, and socioeconomic stresses interact to increase the region's …

'The focus has to be on helping people make a living': Exploring diverse economies and alternative economic spaces

A Fickey - Geography Compass, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The last decade has brought forth substantial growth in the study of diverse economies and
alternative economic spaces within the field of geography. The publication of Gibson …

Relational rurals: Some thoughts on relating things and theory in rural studies

J Heley, L Jones - Journal of rural studies, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper considers how shifts within the social sciences towards conceptualising spatiality
in relational terms have unfolded in rural studies in particular ways over the past decade or …

Effects of 'women empowerment'on household food security in rural KwaZulu‐Natal province

S Sharaunga, M Mudhara… - Development policy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the dimensions of 'women's empowerment'that influence food security
among rural households is crucial to inform policy. This study uses the Household Food …

[图书][B] Everyday sustainability: Gender justice and fair trade tea in Darjeeling

D Sen - 2017 - books.google.com
Honorable Mention, 2019 Michelle Z. Rosaldo Prize presented by the Association for
Feminist Anthropology Winner of the 2018 Gloria E. Anzaldúa Book Prize presented by the …

Age and gender differences in social network composition and social support among older rural South Africans: Findings from the HAALSI study

G Harling, KA Morris, L Manderson… - The Journals of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives Drawing on the “Health and Aging in Africa: A Longitudinal Study of an
INDEPTH community in South Africa”(HAALSI) baseline survey, we present data on older …

Agricultural cooperatives and social empowerment of women: a Ugandan case study

H Ferguson, T Kepe - Development in Practice, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This article presents a case study of Manyakabi Area Cooperative Enterprise in south-
western Uganda, which shows that benefits from agricultural cooperatives can extend …

Is it still a man's world? Social media news use and gender inequality in online political engagement

S Ahmed, D Madrid-Morales - Information, Communication & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Social media platforms have created new opportunities for political engagement. This has
brought about a rich body of literature on the relationship between the two. However, the …

The political economy of women's cooperatives in Turkey: A social reproduction perspective

M Ugur‐Cinar, K Cinar… - Gender, Work & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The article analyzes the viability of women's participation in women's cooperatives in Turkey.
The prospects are evaluated by focusing on the sustainability of the cooperatives' economic …

Exploring potential climate-related entrepreneurship opportunities and challenges for rural Nigerian women

CAO Akinbami, JE Olawoye, FA Adesina… - Journal of Global …, 2019 - Springer
Entrepreneurship is a tool for facilitating rural economic development, which is becoming
increasingly needed to respond to the growing impacts of accelerating climate change on …