Gender Marker 3

 CCARDESA Agribusiness and Gender and Youth Responsive Food Systems. AICCRA Conference Proceedings Report.

Rural labor markets in Africa are frequently characterized by underemployment, with farmers unable to fully deploy throughout the year one of their most important assets—their labor. Using a nine-year panel data set on 1,407 working-age adults from rural Malawi, we document changes in rural underemployment over this period and how they are associated with urbanization. Nearby urban growth results in increased hours worked in casual labor (ganyu) and in non-agricultural sectors, at the expense of work on the household farm. Improved ur-ban access is also associated with a small increase in wage labor and, at the intensive margin, with hours supplied in household enterprises. We draw lessons from these results for policies, investments, and interventions to leverage urban growth for rural development.

On October 17, 2022, Mozambique officially launched the Nutrition Education Program designating “Crescer Bem”, which aims to raise awareness and mobilize Mozambican society, especially pregnant women, mothers and caregivers, with emphasis on women living in the rural areas, on the need to avoid chronic malnutrition.

Sustainability planning with the community and local stakeholders is important to ensure that promoted land restoration practices continue being implemented after the Regreening Africa Programme transitions at the end of 2022. Sustainability planning should be part of the programme’s exit planning.

The Better Life Book will bring hope by giving answers to our food and income needs. The book will help us as a community and as families to: Ÿ increase crop harvests without expensive inputs (like fertilizers and other chemicals), Ÿ protect and benefit from the natural resources such as wildlife, Ÿ build a foundation for community leaders to solve problems, Ÿ secure a better future for our families, and Ÿ leave fertile, productive land for our children's future.

Impact of APPSA support to farmers in Mozambique 

International Climate Finance Funds require certain safeguards. For accessing the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Gender Assessments and Action Plans need to be developed, because impacts of climate change affect women and men differently. Women are the hardest hit by dramatic shifts in climatic conditions. Women’s mortality from climate-related disasters is higher than that of men. Compared to men, domestic burdens (e.g. collection of firewood and water) of women increase substantially with various manifestations of climate change.

Gender Assessment and Action Plan - Zambia Renewable Energy Financing Framework

This gender assessment provides a summary of the gender equality situation in Zambia with a specific focus on women’s financial inclusion in the energy sector. The assessment identifies potential entry points to promote women’s participation as business leaders and owners in renewable and clean energy.

Gender Action Plan for Namibia's GCF Proposal: Climate Resilient Agriculture in three of the Vulnerable Extreme northern crop growing regions (CRAVE).

Gender Assessment Report for Namibia's GCF proposal: Climate Resilient Agriculture in three of the Vulnerable Extreme northern crop growing regions (CRAVE).