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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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	GENDER AGRICULTURE FINANCE POLICY GROWTH RISK MANAGEMENT GENDER ROLES RISK ASSESSMENT AGRICULTURAL RISK
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

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spelling	okr-10986-263982021-05-25T08:59:30Z Gender and Agricultural Risk : A Gendered Approach to Agricultural Risk Assessments and Management Strategies World Bank GENDER AGRICULTURE FINANCE POLICY GROWTH RISK MANAGEMENT GENDER ROLES RISK ASSESSMENT AGRICULTURAL RISK 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. 2017-04-19T19:50:23Z 2017-04-19T19:50:23Z 2017-04 Working Paper 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 English en_US Agriculture Global Practice Discussion Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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topic	GENDER AGRICULTURE FINANCE POLICY GROWTH RISK MANAGEMENT GENDER ROLES RISK ASSESSMENT AGRICULTURAL RISK
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description	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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title	Gender and Agricultural Risk : A Gendered Approach to Agricultural Risk Assessments and Management Strategies
title_short	Gender and Agricultural Risk : A Gendered Approach to Agricultural Risk Assessments and Management Strategies
title_full	Gender and Agricultural Risk : A Gendered Approach to Agricultural Risk Assessments and Management Strategies
title_fullStr	Gender and Agricultural Risk : A Gendered Approach to Agricultural Risk Assessments and Management Strategies
title_full_unstemmed	Gender and Agricultural Risk : A Gendered Approach to Agricultural Risk Assessments and Management Strategies
title_sort	gender and agricultural risk : a gendered approach to agricultural risk assessments and management strategies
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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url	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
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Gender and Agricultural Risk : A Gendered Approach to Agricultural Risk Assessments and Management Strategies

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