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Gender Checklist: Agriculture : Gender analysis framework for agriculture

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Analysis of structural and sociocultural factors

This analysis considers the structural and socio-cultural factors that influence the gender patterns of activity and access and control in the project area:

• demographic factors, including household composition and household headship;
• general economic conditions, such as poverty levels, inflation rates, income distribution, internal terms of trade, and infrastructure;
• cultural and religious factors;
• education levels and gender participation rates; and
• political, institutional, and legal factors.

The analysis should consider the following:

1. Which policies and programs aimed at ensuring women’s participation could affect the project? These policies and programs may include those of the following, among others:
• agriculture ministries/departments and local ex-tension and training services at all levels; in the project?
• executing agency;
• nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and research institutes that deal with agriculture;
• training institutes providing training in agricultural skills; and
• media specializing in agriculture.
2. Which community norms and beliefs could influence women’s participation in the project’s activities? These norms and beliefs may include the following:
• cultural exclusion from productive activities;
• heavy participation in reproductive activities;
• exclusion from (active) participation in public proceedings;
• seclusion from contacts with male service staff; or
• lack of mobility because of cultural norms.
3. Are there laws or regulations that could affect women’s participation in the project or their access to its benefits? These laws and regulations may include the following:
• inheritance laws;
• land title regulations;
• credit regulations (such as co-signature by male guardians or collateral based on land title or both);
• labor laws (may be relevant for agricultural estates, agro-industry); or
• cultural prescriptions.

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