Gender Norms: Implication for Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Systems in Malawi

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.contributor.affiliationIntenational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Development
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Fund
cg.contributor.initiativeMixed Farming Systems
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MW
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.creator.identifierAdane Tufa: 0000-0001-9801-6526
cg.creator.identifierJulius Manda: 0000-0002-9599-5906
cg.creator.identifierBekele Hundie Kotu: 0000-0001-5788-6461
cg.howPublishedGrey Literature
cg.placeLilongwe, Malawi
cg.reviewStatusInternal Review
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No poverty
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hunger
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equality
cg.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on land
dc.contributor.authorTufa, Adane H.
dc.contributor.authorKanyamuka, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorManda, Julius
dc.contributor.authorKotu, Bekele
dc.contributor.authorZiblila, Rashida C.
dc.contributor.authorWebber, Hope
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-31T19:10:05Zen
dc.date.available2024-12-31T19:10:05Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/168434
dc.titleGender Norms: Implication for Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Systems in Malawien
dcterms.abstractGender roles, shaped by traditional societal expectations, significantly influence the responsibilities that men and women undertake to ensure household food security in many parts of the world. These roles, guided by both gender and general cultural norms, dictate behaviors, roles, and responsibilities that societies assign to men and women based on their gender. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), while gender norms vary across communities, certain patterns remain consistent. For example, women often have limited control over critical resources such as family land and are frequently excluded from important household decision-making processes. Their contributions are typically confined to household management, and they often need spouse approval to engage in new activities, including agricultural practices. These restrictive norms can affect women's participation in agricultural activities and their adoption of agricultural technologies, including sustainable intensification (SI) practices (Tufa et al., 2022; Nchanji et al., 2023), which aims to increase agricultural productivity while minimizing environmental degradation. However, women face distinct barriers to adopting SI technologies.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademics
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTufa, A.H., Kanyamuka, J., Manda, J., Kotu, B., Zablila, C. R. and Webber, H. 2024.Gender Norms: implication for Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Systems in Malawi. Lilongwe, Malawi: IITA.en
dcterms.extent38 p.
dcterms.issued2024-12
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseOther
dcterms.publisherInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
dcterms.subjectmixed farmingen
dcterms.subjectfarming systemsen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectsustainable intensificationen
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen
dcterms.typeReport

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