A Comparative Analysis of Barriers and Enablers to Men and Women’s Use and (Non) Adoption of Mechanization Technology from East and Southern Africa

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeDiversification in East and Southern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.countryZambiaen_US
cg.coverage.countryZimbabween_US
cg.coverage.countryMalawien_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZMen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZWen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MWen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierKristin Davis: 0000-0001-9604-921Xen_US
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformGenderen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
dc.contributor.authorEnokenwa Baa, Ojongen_US
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Kristin E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNgoma, Hambuloen_US
dc.contributor.authorSimutowe, Esauen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-04T12:46:19Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-01-04T12:46:19Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/136912en_US
dc.titleA Comparative Analysis of Barriers and Enablers to Men and Women’s Use and (Non) Adoption of Mechanization Technology from East and Southern Africaen_US
dcterms.abstractCountries in East and Southern Africa face multiple challenges, including climate change impact, in addition to other crises such as land degradation, poor yields, food and nutrition insecurity, resource scarcity, ecosystem and biodiversity loss, and rapid population growth (Diaz et al. 2019). While these interact, the extent to which climate change will impact food systems and adaptations to future risks remains unanswered (Alexandridis et al. 2023). Women and youth’s agricultural contributions to food and nutrition are significant, as they engage in subsistence farming and small- and medium-sized enterprises as agricultural agri-entrepreneurs. However, their agricultural activities are often hindered due to unequal ownership of quality farmland and the need for more capital, technology, information, and other resources to invest in agriculture. Technological advancement continues to show the potential to improve crop yields and productivity. Nevertheless, there is a need to explore why certain underlying behavioral and socioeconomic factors continue to shape and influence innovations’ (non) adoption. The aim of this presentation is to: (i) discuss the specific mechanization technologies used by men and women across the East and Southern Africa One CGIAR Regional Integrated Initiative—Ukama Ustawi, and (ii) unpack the barriers and opportunities for the uptake of technologies by men, women, and youths for maize-mixed farming. The study followed a qualitative data-collection method with focused group discussions and key informant interviews in Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. While the findings varied across the gender categories, they all indicated that a gender-responsive approach is needed to support technologies and innovations.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationEnokenwa Baa, Ojong; Davis, Kristin; Ngoma, Hambulo; Simutowe, Esau. 2023. A Comparative Analysis of Barriers and Enablers to Men and Women’s Use and (Non) Adoption of Mechanization Technology from East and Southern Africa. Presentation. Presented at the CGIAR GENDER Conference 'From Research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems', New Delhi, India, 9-12 October 2023. International Water Management Instituteen_US
dcterms.issued2023-10-11en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseOtheren_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectresearchen_US
dcterms.subjectinnovation adoptionen_US
dcterms.subjectgender relationsen_US
dcterms.typePresentationen_US

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