Urbanisation as driver of food system transformation and opportunities for rural livelihoods

S de Bruin, J Dengerink, J van Vliet - Food Security, 2021 - Springer
Urbanisation is changing food systems globally, and in particular in sub-Saharan Africa and
South Asia. This transformation can affect rural livelihoods in multiple ways. Evidence on …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing gender inequalities and strengthening women's agency to create more climate-resilient and sustainable food systems

E Bryan, M Alvi, S Huyer, C Ringler - Global Food Security, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change affects every aspect of the food system, including all nodes along agri-food
value chains from production to consumption, the food environments in which people live …

A systematic review of review studies on women's empowerment and food security literature

N Aziz, J He, A Raza, H Sui - Global Food Security, 2022 - Elsevier
Food insecurity and malnutrition remain a challenge globally. The United Nation's “Scaling-
up Nutrition” program emphasized the importance of women in national efforts to scale up …

Credit constraints and soybean farmers' welfare in subsistence agriculture in Togo

E Ali, NE Awade - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
This study assesses the impact of credit constraints on soybean farmers' welfare in
subsistence agriculture in Togo. In order to control potential sample selection bias, the …

Social protection and agriculture: Introduction to the special issue

A Croppenstedt, M Knowles, SK Lowder - Global Food Security, 2018 - Elsevier
Social protection programmes have expanded rapidly in many developing regions over the
past two decades, covering about 2.1 billion people. The evidence shows social protection …

Bridging the gender gap in agricultural development through gender responsive extension and rural advisory services delivery in Ghana

W Quaye, M Fuseini, P Boadu… - Journal of gender …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the critical role women play in agricultural development their access to extension
and rural advisory services delivery is limited. To improve this situation, an in-depth …

The impact of women's access to agricultural extension on cropping practices in Timor-Leste

S Akter, W Erskine, L Spyckerelle, LV Branco, J Imron - Food Security, 2020 - Springer
Agricultural development programs are increasingly aiming to boost women's engagement
in agricultural extension in countries and regions where women are marginalized and their …

Uneven ground? Intersectional gender inequalities in the commercialized cassava seed system in Tanzania

ML Liani, SM Cole, DF Mwakanyamale… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important crop in Africa, especially to women who
rely on it as a household staple food and source of income. In Tanzania, a recent move …

18. Gender and social protection

N Jones - Handbook on Social Protection Systems, 2021 - elgaronline.com
Social protection programmes seek to reduce vulnerability and poverty and promote
individual, household and community resilience to shocks and stresses by improving …

Developing a middle-range theory to explain how cash transfers work to tackle the social determinants of health: A realist case study

E Owusu-Addo, AMN Renzaho, BJ Smith - World Development, 2020 - Elsevier
Cash transfers (CTs) are increasingly high on the agenda of most governments and
development partners in low-and middle-income countries. Even though burgeoning …