Gender and Agricultural Risk : A Gendered Approach to Agricultural Risk Assessments and Management Strategies
The objective of this paper is to develop an approach for integrating a gender dimension into Agricultural Sector Risk Assessments (ASRAs). The focus is on the approach because both agricultural risk and gender issues are contextual, thus the outco...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/159951492518078437/Gender-and-agricultural-risk-a-gendered-approach-to-agricultural-risk-assessments-and-management-strategies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26398 |
| Summary: | The objective of this paper is to
develop an approach for integrating a gender dimension into
Agricultural Sector Risk Assessments (ASRAs). The focus is
on the approach because both agricultural risk and gender
issues are contextual, thus the outcomes of a gender-based
risk assessment are highly dependent on the social,
cultural, geo-graphic, and economic contexts of the setting
in which the assessment is applied. The organization of the
paper reflects the challenges of incorporating a gender
dimension into ASRAs. The conceptual framework and
step-by-step illustrations presented herein are based on
lessons learned by the World Bank and other institutions in
assisting developing economies in conducting sector and key
commodity supply chain risk assessments (World Bank 2015a).
The paper also relies on recent work by international
institutions and academic research that offer insights into
the complexities of gender issues in relation to
agricultural shocks. These experiences inform this paper’s
case for a gender-based approach to Agriculture Risk
Management (ARM) and help to illustrate a practical,
stepwise approach for conducting gender-based ASRAs. This
paper is arranged as follows: Chapter 2 offers a summary of
the conceptual framework for risk management, including
addressing why a gendered approach to ASRAs is essential;
Chapter 3 shows the available evidence that agricultural
risk has a gender-differentiated impact on farming
households and that farming households adopt a
gender-differentiated response to risk; Chapter 4 describes
a step-by-step operational approach for doing so, and
includes guidance for formulating gender-smart policies and
strategies for strengthening agricultural systems’
resilience; and Chapter 5 presents a summary of findings and
concluding remarks. |
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