Gender in Agriculture, 2014 Closing the Knowledge Gap

PART I: Closing the Knowledge Gap on Gender in Agriculture

1. Closing the Knowledge Gap on Gender in Agriculture

PART II: Data and Methods for Gender Analysis in Agriculture

2. Understanding Gender and Culture in Agriculture: The Role of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

3. Data Needs for Gender Analysis in Agriculture

4. If Women Hold Up Half the Sky, How Much of the World's Food Do They Produce?

PART III: Gender, Assets, and Inputs: Issues at the Farm and Household Levels

5. The Gender Asset Gap and Its Implications for Agricultural and Rural Development

6. Gender Equity and Land: Toward Secure and Effective Access for Rural Women

7. A Review of Empirical Evidence on Gender Differences in Nonland Agricultural Inputs, Technology, and Services in Developing Countries

8. Rural Women's Access to Financial Services: Credit, Savings, and Insurance

9. Livestock and Women's Livelihoods: A Review of the Recent Evidence

10. Gender and Social Capital for Agricultural Development

11. Gender Implications of Poor Nutrition and Health in Agricultural Households

PART IV: Gender and Markets: Moving beyond the Farm

12. Promoting Gender-Equitable Agricultural Value Chains: Issues, Opportunities, and Next Steps

13. Mainstreaming Gender Sensitivity in Cash Crop Market Supply Chains

14. Gender Inequalities in Rural Labor Markets

PART V: Toward a Gender-Sensitive Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension System

15. A System That Delivers: Integrating Gender into Agricultural Research, Development, and Extension

16. Enhancing Female Participation in Agricultural Research and Development: Rationale and Evidence

17. Improving Gender Responsiveness of Agricultural Extension

Summarizes women’s contributions to agriculture and food security and the obstacles to their broader participation

Draws on data at the micro, census and national levels

Challenges conventional story lines on women in agriculture