Gender analysis of sweetpotato value chains: The impact of introducing orange-fleshed varieties to industrial buyers in Homa Bay and Bungoma, Kenya.

Under the auspices of the CIP‐led Scaling Up Sweetpotato through Agriculture and Nutrition project (SUSTAIN), the study reported here sought to understand how the introduction and commercialization of orange-fleshed sweetpotato has affected opportunities and constraints for smallholder sweetpotato farmers, particularly women. A social relations approach was used for the study which included surveys, in‐depth interviews, focal groups discussions, and analysis of existing data. Data collection was carried out in March 2018

Formative gender evaluation: technical report on the viable sweetpotato technologies in Africa - Tanzania project.

This report is based on a qualitative formative gender evaluation of the Viable Sweetpotato Technologies for Africa (VISTA) Tanzania project implemented in seven districts in the Mbeya, Iringa and Morogoro regions, which are part of USAID’s (United States Agency for International Development) Feed the Future zone of influence. VISTA Tanzania seeks to contribute to improved dietary diversity, food security and incomes in Tanzania, especially among households with children under five years of age; expand the production, consumption, storage, utilization and marketing of orange‐fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) and its products; and create financially viable sweetpotato seed and root enterprises to improve the sweetpotato value chain

Gender and Roots Tubers and Bananas Seed Systems: a literature review.

Using literature review this paper seeks to discuss gender integration into design and understanding of seed system interventions in roots, tubers, and bananas (RTB) crops. It focuses mainly on offering a critique of the multi-stakeholder framework for intervening in RTB seed systems, and offering suggestions on how to integrate gender into the framework. The paper emphasizes the importance of understanding how social structures and informal rules such as gender and cultural norms determine participation in, and benefit from, seed systems. In addition, existing social systems and cultural norms may govern or influence how the different stakeholders-including scientists, extension workers, and practitioners among nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)-act and relate with male and female farmers. Men and women may face different constraints and opportunities to participate meaningfully in seed systems, and these different constraints need to be understood in order to define seed systems interventions that can meet their needs. They may also have different perceptions about quality. As a result, seed system interventions also need to carefully examine how the different stakeholders in the seed system relate with farmers and whether gender biases filter into interactions disadvantaging women over men

Gender situational analysis of the potato value chain in Eastern Uganda and strategies for gender equity in postharvest innovations

European UnionInternational Fund for Agricultural Developmen

Review and validation of gender strategies for the sweetpotato and cassava sub-projects and training in engendered business planning.

European UnionInternational Fund for Agricultural Developmen

Gender mainstreaming in root tuber and banana crops seed systems interventions: identification of lessons learnt and gaps.

Over the years the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) has conducted research and developed seed systems’ interventions to promote the availability, accessibility and utilization of clean seed. As part of this work RTB has developed a seed systems framework for intervening in root tuber and banana systems, as well as conducted work to understand gender-related opportunities and constraints for men and women’s participation in RTB seed systems. This report, which is based on the analysis of the publications produced by RTB between 2013 and 2016, seeks to identify the lessons and gaps in mainstreaming gender into seed systems of vegetatively propagated root tuber and banana crops. Evidence from the literature shows that seed systems are socially embedded; so, to develop equitable RTB seed systems researchers and practitioners need to understand the social context in which they aim to intervene. For example, understanding the division of labor in seed production and conservation could help shape the nature of interventions by assisting the managers to identify the methods, measures and strategies to ensure that men and women are able to benefit equally. However, to get this information researchers or project managers need to collect and analyze socioeconomic data, including on gender factors. Additionally, understanding male and female farmers’ knowledge will promote the development of seed systems that are sustainable and responsive to farmers’ needs and capacities

Building gender equitable sweetpotato value chains: recommendations for programming.

The purpose of these recommendations, based on the experiences and lessons from the SUSTAIN program and informed by the CGIAR gender research work, is to support CIP’s future programming efforts to take into account gender dimensions more effectively