Exploring Women’s Differentiated Access to Climate-Smart Agricultural Interventions in Selected Climate-Smart Villages of Latin America

Mariola Acosta, Simon Riley, Osana Bonilla-Findji, Deissy Martínez-Barón, Fanny Howland, Sophia Huyer, Andrea Castellanos, Jesús David Martínez and Nitya Chanana
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Mariola Acosta: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Apartado Aéreo, Cali 6713, Colombia
Simon Riley: Agronomy Department and IFAS Statistical Consulting Unit, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Osana Bonilla-Findji: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Apartado Aéreo, Cali 6713, Colombia
Deissy Martínez-Barón: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Apartado Aéreo, Cali 6713, Colombia
Fanny Howland: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Apartado Aéreo, Cali 6713, Colombia
Sophia Huyer: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Research (CCAFS), 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
Andrea Castellanos: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Apartado Aéreo, Cali 6713, Colombia
Jesús David Martínez: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Apartado Aéreo, Cali 6713, Colombia
Nitya Chanana: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Apartado Aéreo, Cali 6713, Colombia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 19, 1-24

Abstract: Much of the literature examining the role of gender in processes of climate change adaptation in the agricultural sector has focused primarily on differences between male and female farmers, implicitly treating men and women as homogenous groups. Where heterogeneity exists within these groups which impacts climate change adaptation efforts and outcomes, an understanding of such intersectionalities is vital to the design of effective and equitable policy. The objective of this study is to investigate whether interaction effects among socio-economic factors are meaningful drivers of observed differences among female farmers in their adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices, as well as their use of climate information and financial services. This study employs data from farmer surveys in three Climate-Smart Villages in Latin America, analyzed using ordinal logistic regression and canonical correspondence analysis. The results indicate that important interaction effects are present: the relationship between higher educational attainment and increased adoption of CSA practices, for example, is conditional on the degree of livelihood diversification. The relationship between greater educational attainment and increased use of climate forecasts is likewise conditional on age. These results suggest the need for researchers and policymakers to anticipate potential intersectionalities when designing research efforts and development interventions.

Keywords: gender; intersectionality; climate-smart agriculture; Climate-Smart Village; Latin America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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