Transforming Gender Relations in Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

This document is the front matter (foreword and table of contents) of a report titled "Transforming Gender Relations in Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa," published by the Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative (SIANI) and the Stockholm Environment Institute. It describes the origins of the book, which grew from a 2009 Sida study on gender aspects of agricultural programmes and a subsequent 2011 seminar and "writeshop." The report aims to provide a guide and inspiration for designing agricultural development efforts that empower both women and men by sharing successful approaches and analytical frameworks.

• The report originated from a process started by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) in 2009, which included a study of gender aspects across five major agricultural programmes in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nicaragua, and Zambia.
• The publication was developed through a series of collaborative events, including a 2010 seminar to present initial findings and an April 2011 seminar titled "Why Women Matter in Agriculture," followed by a four-day "writeshop" using the World Café methodology involving 20 participants from donors, academia, NGOs, and the private sector.
• The book is structured to provide both successful case studies and analytical frameworks to help readers develop new approaches to transforming gender roles in agriculture, specifically focusing on food security in an African context, agricultural sector growth, and poverty alleviation.

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} }