Transforming Gender Relations in Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

The document serves as a guide for designing agricultural development efforts that empower both women and men in Sub-Saharan Africa. It originated from a process initiated by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative (SIANI) to move beyond the analysis of gender roles toward devising mechanisms for changing attitudes and roles to support food security, agricultural sector growth, and poverty alleviation. The report includes analytical frameworks and case studies covering topics such as land rights, value chains, household methodologies, and 'climate-smart' agriculture.

• The report is based on a process to identify mechanisms for changing gender attitudes and roles in agriculture, specifically focusing on the importance of women for food security in an African context, agricultural sector growth, and poverty alleviation.
• The document utilizes a variety of case studies from across Africa to illustrate successful approaches to gender transformation, including research on aquatic agricultural systems, land rights under the 2010 Constitution of Kenya, and the use of biogas as a sustainable energy and manure source.
• The report addresses specific thematic areas for gender transformation in agriculture, including the enabling environment, data capture, household methodologies, community empowerment, land rights, value chains, and 'climate-smart' agriculture.

APA

Farnworth, C., Sundell, M. F., Nzioki, A., Shivutse, V., & Davis, M. (n.d.). Transforming Gender Relations in Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/SIANI-Gender-Africa-book/SIANI-2013-Transforming-Gender-Relations-Front-matter.pdf

Chicago

Farnworth, Cathy, Melinda Fones Sundell, Akinyi Nzioki, Violet Shivutse, and Marion Davis. Transforming Gender Relations in Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. Stockholm Environment Institute, n.d. https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/SIANI-Gender-Africa-book/SIANI-2013-Transforming-Gender-Relations-Front-matter.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{farnworthndtransforming, author = {Farnworth, Cathy and Sundell, Melinda Fones and Nzioki, Akinyi and Shivutse, Violet and Davis, Marion}, title = {{Transforming Gender Relations in Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, url = {https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/SIANI-Gender-Africa-book/SIANI-2013-Transforming-Gender-Relations-Front-matter.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }