ABSTRACT

To achieve equitable sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI), it is essential to understand differential access and control over agricultural resources by women and youth, and to assess how intensification interacts with gendered and age-dependent relationships. Existing packages for assessing women’s empowerment in agriculture tend to be large-scale surveys that do not provide timely results, nor are they easily integrated into a gender-transformative process. This paper applies concepts from Kabeer on gender analysis and empowerment to evaluate promising tools available for assessing inequities in SAI and supporting a gender-transformative approach. We interviewed decision makers in Malawi and Ghana to understand their needs and practices for equityanalysis. We evaluated, adapted and tested tools to detect inequities from SAI. Our results demonstrate the suitability of tools to decision makers’ needs for ex-ante assessment and early detection of disparities. We synthesize information from the testing and adaptation of tools about the resources required, the equity issues they can reveal and their potential role in a gender-transformative approach. The use of the tools needs to be part of an inclusive and culturally specific process for identifying gaps and facilitating a more equitable sharing of SAI responsibilities and benefits through iterative cycles of action and learning.

摘要

为了实现公平的可持续农业集约化 (SAI)，必须了解妇女和青年对农业资源的不同获取和控制，并评估集约化如何与性别和年龄相关关系相互作用。现有的评估农业妇女赋权的一揽子计划往往是大规模调查，不能及时提供结果，也不容易融入性别变革进程。本文应用 Kabeer 关于性别分析和赋权的概念来评估可用于评估 SAI 中的不平等和支持性别变革方法的有前途的工具。我们采访了马拉维和加纳的决策者，以了解他们对股权分析的需求和做法。我们评估、调整和测试工具以检测 SAI 中的不公平现象。事前评估和早期发现差异。我们从工具的测试和调整中综合信息，包括所需资源、它们可以揭示的公平问题以及它们在性别变革方法中的潜在作用。工具的使用需要成为包容性和特定于文化的过程的一部分，以通过行动和学习的迭代循环来确定差距并促进更公平地分享 SAI 的责任和利益。