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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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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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Qualitative, comparative, and collaborative research at large scale: an introduction to GENNOVATE
(Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security, 2018)
What is the relationship between gender norms, agency, and agricultural innovation? How might we undertake and what can we learn from a comparative approach to this question? GENNOVATE—a comparative and collaborative ...
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What drives capacity to innovate? Insights from women and men small-scale farmers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
(Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security, 2018)
What are key characteristics of rural innovators? How are their experiences similar for women and men, and how are they different? To examine these questions, we draw on individual interviews with 336 rural women and men ...
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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. ...
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Local normative climate shaping agency and agricultural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa
(Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security, 2018)
We introduce the concept of local normative climate to improve understanding of community- level social processes that shape women’s and men’s sense of agency and capacities for taking important decisions, including in ...
Newsletter / Bulletin
Using vignettes to explore gender dimensions of household food security and nutrition. GENNOVATE resources for scientists and research teams
(CIMMYT, 2018)
Eliminating malnutrition is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Poor quality diet is a principal cause of malnutrition and a top risk factor of morbidity and mortality globally (Wang et al., 2017). Nutrition programs ...
Newsletter / Bulletin
Feminist science and epistemologies: key issues central to GENNOVATE’s research program. GENNOVATE resources for scientists and research teams
(CIMMYT, 2018)
This methodological brief offers a window onto GENNOVATE’s innovative collaborative research initiative to promote gender equality in agricultural and natural resource management. GENNOVATE (‘Enabling gender equality in ...
Newsletter / Bulletin
Towards gender-responsive banana research for development in the East-African Highlands: GENNOVATE resources for scientists and research teams
(CIMMYT, 2018)
Banana production is an important livelihood for farming households in the East-African highlands as food and as a source of income. Banana is a crop with a long history in this region. Although not originating from Africa, ...