Gender norms and their implications for banana production and recovery in west Africa

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.crpMaizeen_US
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananasen_US
cg.coverage.countryCameroonen_US
cg.coverage.countryNigeriaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CMen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NGen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionMiddle Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierRachid Hanna: 0000-0002-5715-0144en_US
cg.creator.identifierP. Lava Kumar: 0000-0003-4388-6510en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1108/s1529-212620190000028004en_US
cg.identifier.iitathemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTHen_US
cg.isbn978-1-83867-388-8en_US
cg.issn1529-2126en_US
cg.journalAdvances in Gender Researchen_US
cg.placeWest Yorkshire, Englanden_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.iitaAGRONOMYen_US
cg.subject.iitaBANANAen_US
cg.subject.iitaDISEASE CONTROLen_US
cg.subject.iitaGENDERen_US
cg.subject.iitaPLANT BREEDINGen_US
cg.subject.iitaPLANT DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.iitaPLANT HEALTHen_US
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTIONen_US
cg.subject.iitaSMALLHOLDER FARMERSen_US
cg.volume28en_US
dc.contributor.authorNkengla-Asi, L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOlaosebikan, O.D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorChe, V.S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNgatat, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorZandjanakou-Tachin, Martineen_US
dc.contributor.authorHanna, R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, P. Lavaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-02T11:16:02Zen_US
dc.date.available2020-03-02T11:16:02Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/107345en_US
dc.titleGender norms and their implications for banana production and recovery in west Africaen_US
dcterms.abstractThis study uses the social relations framework to explore gender norms and relations surrounding banana production and banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) containment in six pilot communities in Cameroon and Nigeria. The objective of the study is to understand how gender norms and relations shape and influence access to information and benefit-sharing of productive resources among men and women banana farmers and implications for banana production recovery in the BBTD-affected regions and disease management. Twelve, sex-disaggregated focus group discussions with 120 farmers (78 women and 42 men banana farmers) and 24 key informants were conducted. Data on banana production, access to and decision-making rights over productive resources and social and gender norms influencing adoption were collected. Data were analyzed using a systematic content analysis approach. Results show inequalities stemming from inherent gender and social norms related to access to and decision making over productive resources limiting especially women farmers’ ability to effectively engage in training programs that could lead to adoption of recommendations and technologies. Opportunities to effectively participate in training activities were influenced by gender norms related to household decision making, gender-based labor division and multiple household tasks. Interventions and strategies to contain the spread of BBTD should consider gender-based constraints and opportunities embedded in the communities for optimal results. Social and gender differentiations that impede women should be addressed for inclusive participation. Failure to address harmful norms and gender differentiation in the underlying social structures will benefit one group of people in the community over another.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2019-11-22en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNkengla-Asi, L., Olaosebikan, O.D., Che, V.S., Ngatat, S., Zandjanakou-Tachin, M., Hanna, R. & Kumar, P.L. (2019). Gender norms and their implications for banana production and recovery in West Africa. In M. T. Segal, K. Kelly and V. Demos, Gender and practice: knowledge, policy, organizations. West Yorkshire, England: Emerald Publishing Limited (p. 61-75).en_US
dcterms.extent61-75en_US
dcterms.issued2019-11-22en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherEmeralden_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectbananasen_US
dcterms.subjectproductionen_US
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen_US
dcterms.subjectfarmersen_US
dcterms.subjectdisease controlen_US
dcterms.subjectafricaen_US
dcterms.typeBook Chapteren_US

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