Developing a gender intentional strategy for deployment of Male sterility (Ms44) mutant gene seed production technology for Africa. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Internal Discussion Paper

dc.creatorAdam, R.I.
dc.creatorDavid, S.
dc.creatorCairns, J.E.
dc.creatorOlsen, M.
dc.date2020-07-29T20:30:30Z
dc.date2020-07-29T20:30:30Z
dc.date2020
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T20:06:09Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T20:06:09Z
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/20926
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7512718
dc.descriptionAre there differences in men’s and women’s access to and use of fertilizer and hybrid maize seed in eastern and southern Africa? This article explores the issue through a systematic review of the extant literature on gender and fertilizer use in maize production and on gender and hybrid maize adoption. Moreover, if differences exist, what will be the best strategy to deploy nitrogen use efficient (NUE) maize hybrid technology/seed in the region. The findings show that indeed a gender gap in fertilizer use exists. We find that there is strong evidence of a significant gender gap in the use of chemical fertilizer in SSA, with men adopting the technology more than women. Studies on the adoption of improved maize varieties (hybrids) show unclear gender-related trends, possibly because most studies use the sex of the household head or farmer to represent gender. For the deployment of NUE maize hybrids to be gender-intentional, stakeholders such as breeders, extension agents, seed companies, agro-dealers and governments need to take into account factors that hinder women from taking up the technologies, which include economic factors, knowledge and information, access and social norms and culture.
dc.description40 pages
dc.formatPDF
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherCIMMYT
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.subjectOrganic Fertilizer
dc.subjectChemical Fertilizer
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectHYBRIDS
dc.subjectSEEDS
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.titleDeveloping a gender intentional strategy for deployment of Male sterility (Ms44) mutant gene seed production technology for Africa. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Internal Discussion Paper
dc.typeReport
dc.coverageAFRICA
dc.coverageMexico


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