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    Building gender-sensitive climate-smart agriculture approaches for sustainable food-energy systems

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    Date
    2019
    Author
    Yami, Mastewal
    Haddis, Edom
    Birhane, Emiru
    Kidu, Gidey
    Type
    Book Chapter
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Climate change influences agricultural production and threatens the livelihoods of farming households in Africa. The impacts of climate change have been more severe for poor and marginalized peoples, especially women, than they have been for other groups in the society, due to their disadvantaged access to technologies, resources, information, and power. Conventional agriculture technology interventions aiming at improving productivity and income often do not consider social disparities and fail to enhance equitable benefit sharing among men and women. Similarly, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) approaches often fail to take into account the differences in men’s and women’s needs and capabilities for adapting to climate change and instead have an implicit male bias that privileges male needs, interests, and priorities in the distribution of opportunities and resources. The poor representation and involvement of women in decision-making processes in the agricultural sector has limited their contributions to addressing the adverse effects of climate change, energy shortages, food insecurity, and poverty. This chapter, by drawing on lessons from past and current agricultural interventions across Africa, especially Ethiopia, aims to foster understanding of the various roles and responsibilities of women in designing and implementing gender-sensitive CSA interventions to achieve a sustainable food-energy system.
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6349
    Research Themes
    NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
    IITA Subjects
    Climate Change; Food Systems; Gender; Livelihoods
    Agrovoc Terms
    Climate Change; Foods; Gender; Governance; Women; Livelihoods
    Regions
    Africa; East Africa
    Countries
    Ethiopia
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