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Trends in agricultural mechanization in Kenya’ s maize production areas from 1992-2012
(Shin-Norinsha, 2018)
Agricultural intensification is key to feed the rapidly increasing African population. While the use of improved varieties has increased substantially over the last twenty years, the use of land-saving technologies such ...
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Too much to handle? Pesticide dependence of smallholder vegetable farmers in Southeast Asia
(Elsevier, 2017)
This study aimed to understand farmers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding agricultural pest management and synthetic pesticide use in Southeast Asia. Data were used from 900 farm households producing leaf mustard ...
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Understanding adaptive capacity and capacity to innovate in social–ecological systems: applying a gender lens
(Springer; Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 2016)
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Gender and agricultural innovation in Oromia region, Ethiopia: from innovator to tempered radical
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
Tempered radicals are change agents who experience the dominant culture as a violation of the integrity and authenticity of their personal values and beliefs. They seek to move forward whilst challenging the status quo. ...
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Improving agricultural knowledge management: The AgTrials experience [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
(F1000 Research, 2017)
Background: Opportunities to use data and information to address challenges in international agricultural research and development are expanding rapidly. The use of agricultural trial and evaluation data has enormous ...
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Maize diversity, market access, and poverty reduction in the Western Highlands of Guatemala
(International Mountain Society, 2017)
The western highlands of Guatemala lie within the area where maize was first domesticated, and maize remains central to farmers' livelihood security. Over 50% of the population in the region are in poverty, and over 48% ...
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Impact of climate-change risk-coping strategies on livestock productivity and household welfare: empirical evidence from Pakistan
(Elsevier, 2018)
Using the primary datasets collected from 700 livestock farmers from all four major provinces of Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit Baltistan, this paper analyzes the impact of climate-change risk coping ...
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Gendered aspirations and occupations among rural youth, in agriculture and beyond: a cross-regional perspective
(Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security, 2018)
Based on 25 case studies from the global comparative study ‘GENNOVATE: Enabling gender equality in agricultural and environmental innovation’, this paper explores rural young women’s and men’s occupational aspirations and ...
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Community typology framed by normative climate for agricultural innovation, empowerment, and poverty reduction
(Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security, 2018)
This paper employs the concepts of gender norms and agency to advance understanding of inclusive agricultural innovation processes and their contributions to empowerment and poverty reduction at the village level. We present ...
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Qualitative, comparative, and collaborative research at large scale: the GENNOVATE field methodology
(Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security, 2018)
We present a field-tested “medium-n” qualitative comparative methodology, which enhances understanding of the strong and fluid influence of gender norms on processes of local agricultural innovation in the Global South. ...