Gender Analysis and Integration in Agriculture Course

Introduction

In Africa, close to 70% of the population rely on agriculture as a source of their livelihoods. The sector contributes up to 23% to the GDP in most of the African countries and hence remains critical to local and regional economies. It is the basis for food security and an important source of employment, particularly for women who provide much of labor. Despite the women contribution to the sector, their participation is limited by factors including inequitable access to agricultural inputs, including family labour, high-yield crops, pesticides, and fertilizer, legal and cultural status, exclusion from alternative employment options and inheritance laws. In the spirit of achieving the aspiration of vision 2030 of leaving no one behind and particularly women, there is need to understand through gender analysis the extent to which women are included in the agricultural sector. Gender analysis provides information to integrate a gender perspective into policies, programmes and projects. To add on, conducting a gender analysis allows for the development of interventions that address gender inequalities and meet the different needs of women and men. This 5 days course will equip participants with knowledge about specific set of frameworks and methods for participants to use in order to integrate gender components into their agricultural projects and programs. Participants will also gain gender analysis skills through effective and systematic analysis of contexts and also be able to plan development from a gender equality perspective.

Duration

5 days

Who should attend?

o   Gender advisers in NGOs and UN agencies,

o   Development practitioners with an interest in gender mainstreaming

Course objectives

By the end of the training, participants will:

o   Understand gender mainstreaming concepts, sex-disaggregated agriculture data and indicators;

o   Plan and conduct gender surveys on agriculture

o   Record and analyse sex-disaggregated raw data;

o   Be capable of integrating a gender component and conducting gender analysis in  agricultural projects, programmes and policies;

o   Be able to use evidence in the policy-making process;

o   Appreciate the interlinkages among SDG 5 (gender equality) and SDG 1 and 2 (ending poverty and ending hunger) and other related SDGs;

o   Have explored the intrinsic relationship between gender and development

o   Be able to integrate gender into contextual analysis, and to use gender analysis frameworks effectively

o   Be better equipped to integrate gender into strategic and operational planning

o   Have acquired methods of creating gender awareness within development practice.

Course content

Module 1: Mainstreaming gender in agricultural sector

o   Basic gender concepts

o   Gender roles and relations

o   Intersectionality

o   Principles and rules of gender analysis

o   Basics of gender analysis

o   Principles of gender analysis in survey research

o   Matrix scoring and the Sustainable Intensification Assessment Framework

o   Gender transformative approach

o   Features of gender transformative research

o   Participation and collaboration

o   Critical reflection

o   Intersectionality

o   Mixed methods

Module 2: Mainstreaming gender into agriculture to achieve the 2030 Agenda (concepts of gender, gender analysis, gender mainstreaming and 2030 agenda).

o   Conceptual exploration of gender and development terms

o   Gender analysis: Tools and frameworks

o   Analysing gender and: (according to participant interest)

o   Strategic planning and gender

o   Operational planning and gender

Module 3: Sex-disaggregated agricultural data: why are they crucial?

o   Gender-responsive agricultural projects assessment, monitoring and reporting.

o   Gender-responsive agriculture Indicators

o   From theory to practice: Planning and conducting agender survey.

o   Linking data to information: statistical foundations.

o   From sex-disaggregated agriculture data to evidence-based policies

Module 4: Steps in carrying out gender analysis

o   Collecting available data.

o   Identifying gender differences and the underlying causes of gender inequalities.

o   Informing policies, programmes and projects.

o   Gender analysis frameworks

o   Harvard Analytical Framework/ Gender Roles Framework,

o   Moser conceptual framework for gender analysis and planning

o   Levy conceptual framework/ web of institutionalisation,

o   Capacities and vulnerabilities approach (CVA)

o   Social relations approach 

o   Gender analysis matrix framework

o   The 4R method

Module 5: Analysing qualitative gender data using NVIVO

Introduction to NVivo

o   NVivo Key terms

o   NVivo interface

o   NVivo workspace

o   Use of NVivo ribbons

o   Module 2: Project Management

Classifications

Coding and Analysis

Memos Annotations and Links

Queries using NVivog

Visualizing NVivo project