Understanding gender dimensions of agriculture and climate change in smallholder farming communities

Climate and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 133-144

  Jost, Christine ^a,b   Kyazze, Florence ^c   Naab, Jesse ^d   Neelormi, Sharmind ^e   Kinyangi, James ^a,f   Zougmore, Robert ^a,g   Aggarwal, Pramod ^a,h   Bhatta, Gopal ^a,h   Chaudhury, Moushumi ^a,b   Tapio Bistrom, Marja Liisa ⁱ   Nelson, Sibyl ⁱ   Kristjanson, Patti ^a,b  

^a Agriculture and Food Security research program (CCAFS) of the CGIAR   (Denmark)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d Savanna Agricultural Research Institute   (Ghana)

^e JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^f INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^g INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (Mali)

^h INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

ⁱ FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

agriculture; climate change; gender; participation; smallholders

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CLIMATE CHANGE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FARMING SYSTEM; GENDER ROLE; LABOR PARTICIPATION; SMALLHOLDER; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VULNERABILITY;

BANGLADESH; GHANA; UGANDA;

EID: 84961207167     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2015.1050978     Document Type: Article

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