Market driven improvement of potato and garden pea value chains through a gender transformative agriculture extension approach

This study evaluates the impact of the Gender Transformative Farmer Field and Business School and how it compares with conventional Farmer Fields Schools (Kilimo na Soko) on farm production and gender roles in potato and garden pea value chains. The broader aim is to bridge existing knowledge gaps on the role of gender in agriculture. This policy brief/brochure provides a concise encapsulation of gender differences in the production value chain. For instance, “women dominate all production aspects of production (planting, weeding and harvesting). Men regard labor activities as a woman’s role thus minimally participating.

Impact of gender integration on household income and women’s control of income : a case of Nyandarua County, Kenya

This one-page bulletin reviews an interim survey that assesses impact of project activities on household income levels and women’s control and use of income in Central Kenya. Inequalities in access and control of resources and low participation of women in decision making often undermine productivity of women, who constitute 75 percent of Kenya’s agricultural labour force. Valid and comprehensive measures of gender equality and women’s empowerment are essential to monitor progress regarding whether projects are achieving their goals and in particular, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 towards gender equality and empowerment of women and girls (by 2030)