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She Came, She Saw, She Sowed: Re-Negotiating Gender-Responsive Priorities For Effective Development Of Agricultural Biotechnology In Sub-Saharan Africa, Obidimma Ezezika, Jennifer Deadman, Abdallah S. Daar
She Came, She Saw, She Sowed: Re-Negotiating Gender-Responsive Priorities For Effective Development Of Agricultural Biotechnology In Sub-Saharan Africa, Obidimma Ezezika, Jennifer Deadman, Abdallah S. Daar
Health Studies Publications
In this paper, we argue for the importance of incorporating a gendered perspective for the effective development of sustainable agricultural biotechnology systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Priority setting for agricultural policy and project development requires attention to gender issues specific to the demands of agricultural biotechnology. This is essential for successfully addressing food security and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). There has been a great deal of debate and literature on the implications of gender in agricultural development and policy. However, the implications of gender in agricultural biotechnology and have received relatively less attention, especially in SSA. Based on interviews …
Trait Stacking For Biotech Crops: An Essential Consideration For Agbiotech Development Projects For Building Trust., Obidimma Ezezika, Nadira Saleh, Abdallah S. Daar
Trait Stacking For Biotech Crops: An Essential Consideration For Agbiotech Development Projects For Building Trust., Obidimma Ezezika, Nadira Saleh, Abdallah S. Daar
Health Studies Publications
The development of agricultural biotechnology humanitarian projects for food security in the last five years has been rapid in developing countries and is expected to rise sharply over the coming years. An extremely critical issue in these projects involves building trust with the community and farmers they aim to serve. For the first time, our social audit engagement with one of these initiatives, the Water Efficient Maize for Africa project, has revealed that a critical but unrecognized component of building trust with farmers involves publicly addressing the concerns surrounding stacked trait crops. As a result, we argue in this article …