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Sophia Huyer, Gender and Social Inclusion Leader
Understanding farmer uptake of climate-smart technologies: Gender dimensions
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CCAFS Gender and Social Inclusion
• Goal: ensure that rural women benefit from CCAFS’ contribution to poverty reduction, enhanced environmental resilience, improved food security, human health and nutrition.
• Priority results: Inform, catalyze and target CSA solutions to women, youth and
vulnerable groups that do not increase their workloads Increase the control of women and youth over productive assets and
resources, and Promote their participation in decision making
Gender differences in farmer uptake of CSA
1. Adoption of CSA technologies and practices
2. Benefits from CSA Training3. Access to and use of climate
information
1. Gender Differences in Adoption of CSA
• Women and men tend to have different adaptation strategies and practices
• Different preferences in crops and uses for crops• These depend on GDOL, differing access to and control over resources
participation in decision making and sociocultural norms
Five most common changes made by men and women to adapt to climate change
CSA Technology / practice uptakePercent of men and women adopting CSA practices
CCAFS/IFPRI/ILRI Gender Survey 2012, in Twyman et al, 2014
CSA Technology / practice uptake
Training women in rice farming in South Vietnam
2. Access to and use of climate information
2. Climate information
Women need different channels and types of information (Senegal 2011, 2012)Ghana, 2016• 85.2% (representing 767) farmers were aware of climate change and
its implications for their agriculture and other livelihood activities, with little difference in perception between men and women
• Gender a determinant of uptake and use of climate information: men were 39.4% less likely to use climate information than women.
Access to climate information in Ghana
Male FemaleLimited training Little or no formal education and thus inability to
read and understand the text messages sent by the Esoko platform
The forecast information is sometimes different from the actual weather condition
Periodically, educated community members unable to correctly interpret text messages
Bad network connection Expensive call charges noted by farmers on Airtel telecommunication lines when calls to the Esoko call centre are made.
Long waiting times on calls placed to the call center
Lack of access to mobile phones as the service is phone based
Periodically, the translators at the Esoko call centre are not available and they do not call back either
Lack of means of transportation on reported market days in various communities prevents farmers from moving to sell farm produce
Thank you
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