Gender and CSA: Introduction to concepts and tools

Sibyl Nelson, FAO

Webinar:

Gender equality in agriculture and changing climate

30 January 2014

Presentation Overview

1. Why address gender in Climate-Smart Agriculture

– Definition of concepts

– Key facts

2. How to understand and address gender issues in CSA

– FAO & CCAFS Guide

– Example of a tool

Definition of concepts

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Why gender? • Human rights – address

inequality

• Better results in projects and programmes

• To improve agricultural productivity, food security and enhance well-being

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Key facts: Female Labour in Agriculture

Key facts: Female Labour in

Agriculture

Key facts: Land Rights

Key facts: Closing the

gender gap in agriculture

Gender in CSA: Gender roles and decision making

Adoption of climate-smart practices involves a series of decisions based on multiple goals

Men and women often attach different weight to different goals

Differentiated implications for men’s and women’s income, labour requirements and wellbeing

Some key questions What do men and women perceive is at risk due to changes

in climate?

Who decides and who implements?

What are implications for time use?

Gender in CSA: Access to resources

• Men’s and women’s access to and control over agricultural resources is often unequal

• Many of these resources are essential for CSA

• Taking women’s persistent lack of access to and control over resources into consideration is thus essential

• Some key questions:

– What information is needed to decide whether to take up CSA practice? Is this information available to all?

– Who owns and who controls agricultural inputs?

– What institutional support is currently available to men and women for implementing mitigation practices?

How to understand and address gender in CSA?

• FAO & CCAFS guide presents participatory research exercises for gathering data on gender and CSA

• 10 tools

• Tested in Bangladesh, Ghana and Uganda

Tool Example

Seasonal daily activities of men and women Winter dry season

Women

Men

Tool Example

Seasonal daily activities of men and women Summer wet season Women

Men

Conclusions