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dc.contributor.authorFischer, G.
dc.contributor.authorDarkwah, A.
dc.contributor.authorKamoto, J.
dc.contributor.authorKampanje-Phiri, J.
dc.contributor.authorGrabowski, P.
dc.contributor.authorDjenontin, I.
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-14T08:45:01Z
dc.date.available2022-09-14T08:45:01Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationFischer, G., Darkwah, A., Kamoto, J., Kampanje-Phiri, J., Grabowski, P. & Djenontin, I. (2020). Sustainable agricultural intensification and gender-biased land tenure systems: an exploration and conceptualization of interactions. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability,19(5-6), 403-422.
dc.identifier.issn1473-5903
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7741
dc.description.abstractHow does sustainable agricultural intensification’s (SAI) tenet of increased productivity on the same area of land relate to prevailing gender-biased land tenure systems? How can one conceptualize the interactions between intensified land use and control over land, labour, crops and benefits – and how can equitable outcomes be facilitated? These questions (which have not yet received sufficient attention in SAI research) are explored in this study using a qualitative methodology and a gender-transformative approach. Semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with a total of 248 respondents were conducted in matrilineal and patrilineal intensification contexts in Ghana and Malawi. We develop a conceptual framework that extends Kabeer’s institutional analysis to include gender implications of SAI. Selected cases reveal how farmers and key actors link land use intensification to existing land-related institutions with diverse outcomes. We conclude that SAI interventions should adopt gender-transformative approaches. These facilitate equitable outcomes by supporting consensus-based institutional changes and creating positive synergies between multiple scales.
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Aid
dc.format.extent403-422
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectLand
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectIntensification
dc.subjectGhana
dc.subjectMalawi
dc.titleSustainable agricultural intensification and gender-biased land tenure systems: an exploration and conceptualization of interactions
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Ghana
cg.contributor.affiliationLilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
cg.contributor.affiliationTaylor University, USA
cg.contributor.affiliationMichigan State University
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidFISCHER:2020a
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectGender
cg.iitasubjectLand Use
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
cg.notesPublished online: 20 Jul 2020
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2020.1791425
cg.iitaauthor.identifierGundula Fischer: 0000-0002-7658-786X
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue5-6
cg.identifier.volume19


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