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Kalyani Raghunathan

Kalyani Raghunathan is Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in New Delhi, India. Her research lies at the intersection of agriculture, gender, social protection, and public health and nutrition, with a specific focus on South Asia and Africa. 

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Marilia Magalhaes

Senior Research Analyst

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Marilia Magalhaes is a Senior Research Analyst with the Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, and is based at IFPRI-Washington, DC.

Natural Resources and Resilience

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Qualitative fieldwork to identify CSA practices preferred by women farmers in India, Kenya, and Uganda

2023Magalhaes, Marilia; Kawerau, Laura; Kweyu, Janerose; Pathak, Vishak
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Qualitative fieldwork to identify CSA practices preferred by women farmers in India, Kenya, and Uganda

Promoting the adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices is an important step toward enhancing farmer resilience to climate change. Given the differences in the resilience capacities, operating space, and response options of men and women farmers, it is imperative to understand the gendered preferences for and constraints to their adoption of CSA practices. This policy brief summarizes qualitative research conducted in rural India, Kenya, and Uganda to identify CSA practices preferred by women and men farmers. The findings highlight the need for gender-responsive finance models and information channels to ensure that support to climate change adaptation does not further widen the gender gap in agricultural resources, agency, and achievement.

Year published

2023

Authors

Magalhaes, Marilia; Kawerau, Laura; Kweyu, Janerose; Pathak, Vishak

Citation

Magalhaes, Marilia; Kawerau, Laura; Kweyu, Janerose; and Pathak, Vishak. 2023. Qualitative fieldwork to identify CSA practices preferred by women farmers in India, Kenya, and Uganda. Reaching Women Farmers With CSA Policy Note 1. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Country/Region

India; Kenya; Uganda

Keywords

Southern Asia; Asia; Eastern Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Africa; Gender; Farmers; Agriculture; Access to Information; Rural Areas; Resilience; Finance; Climate Change

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Links

https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136965 Source record

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Policies, Institutions, and Markets

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Brief

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Conference Proceedings

WEAI-Climate Stakeholder Consultation Workshop

2023Bryan, Elizabeth; Magalhaes, Marilia; Go, Ara; Malapit, Hazel J.
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WEAI-Climate Stakeholder Consultation Workshop

The Methods Module of the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform convened a group of experts on climate change and gender from CGIAR and partner organizations at a workshop held in Washington, DC, November 9-10, 2023. The goal of the workshop was to identify measurement gaps and best practices to support the development of a new tool for measuring women’s empowerment in the context of climate change and resilience. This new tool will complement the existing project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) and will be developed and piloted in collaboration with IFPRI’s Gender, Climate Change and Nutrition Integration Initiative (GCAN) over the next two years.

Year published

2023

Authors

Bryan, Elizabeth; Magalhaes, Marilia; Go, Ara; Malapit, Hazel J.

Citation

Bryan, Elizabeth; Magalhaes, Marilia; Go, Ara; and Malapit, Hazel J. 2023. WEAI-Climate Stakeholder Consultation Workshop. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137053

Keywords

Gender; Women’s Empowerment; Resilience; Climate Change

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open Access

Links

https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137053 Source record

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Working Paper

Pathways from irrigation to prosperity, nutrition and resilience: The case of smallholder irrigation in Mali

2022Nkonya, Ephraim M.; Magalhaes, Marilia; Kato, Edward; Diaby, Mahamadou; Kalifa, Traore
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Pathways from irrigation to prosperity, nutrition and resilience: The case of smallholder irrigation in Mali

Irrigation is increasingly promoted in Africa south of the Sahara, but the benefit streams of small-scale irrigation in Mali remain largely unknown. This study collected detailed quantitative data of irrigators and non-irrigators in two regions of Mali: Mopti, which is in the Sahelian zone, and Sikasso, the southernmost region of the country, which receives more rainfall. Econometric results show that the irrigation suitability, female household headship, proximity to markets and market participation increase the propensity to irrigate. The results suggest that small-scale irrigation investments have the potential to benefit women farmers directly. We used Two-Stage Weighted treatment effects multivariate regression to identify the impact of irrigation on selected outcomes. The impact assessment results show that crop income and diversification, market participation, employment, and dietary quality were substantially higher in irrigated farms compared to non-irrigated farms. Likewise, irrigating households had higher food security and higher dietary diversity. The results show that irrigation is a key entry point for combatting climate variability and change. However, the low adoption levels of improved water-lifting technologies are a major challenge. Limited promotion of solar and motorized pumps has contributed to the low adoption of these improved water-lifting technologies. A less profitable option, lifting water with a rope-and-bucket system, remains the most common water-lifting technology in the study areas. We find that investing in effective advisory services that target agricultural water management could increase uptake of more profitable irrigation technologies.

Year published

2022

Authors

Nkonya, Ephraim M.; Magalhaes, Marilia; Kato, Edward; Diaby, Mahamadou; Kalifa, Traore

Citation

Nkonya, Ephraim M.; Magalhaes, Marilia; Kato, Edward; Diaby, Mahamadou; and Kalifa, Traore. 2022. Pathways from irrigation to prosperity, nutrition and resilience: The case of smallholder irrigation in Mali. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2129. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.135962

Country/Region

Mali

Keywords

Western Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Africa; Extension; Households; Living Standards; Smallholders; Nutrition; Irrigation; Resilience

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open Access

Links

https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.135962 Source record

Record type

Working Paper

Blogs

Accelerating rural energy access in the race to net zero carbon emissions
IFPRI Blog
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January 07, 2022

Accelerating rural energy access in the race to net zero carbon emissions

By Marilia Magalhaes and Claudia Ringler

Bringing key innovations to smallholders.

Events

From Research to Impact: Towards just and Resilient Agri-food Systems
IFPRI Program/Country Event

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October 9 to 12, 2023

From Research to Impact: Towards just and Resilient Agri-food Systems

Conference: October 09, 2023 – 9:00 AM to October 12, 2023 – 6:00 PM IST. IFPRI is participating in the 2023 annual CGIAR gender research conference will take place in New Delhi, India.