Considerations in Gender-Responsive Priorities for Effective Agri-biotech Dev't in Sub-Saharan Africa
Addressing gender issues is an important aspect in the development of agri-biotech systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Obidimma Ezezika and colleagues at Sandra Rotman Centre in Canada conducted interviews with key stakeholders in agri-biotech across sub-Saharan Africa. With the results of the interview, together with review of available literature and field observation, the team found that incorporating a gendered perspective is critical for sustainable development of agri-biotech. It is critical that women must be considered and participate equally with men in various aspects such as decision-making on trait selection of biotech crop; education for agri-biotech research; and control over biotech crop management and income generation.
Read the abstract of the study at http://www.springerlink.com/content/y18r3070t1121u77/.
This article is part of the Crop Biotech Update, a weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Aquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA)
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