In Equal Measure: A User Guide to Gender Analysis in Agroforestry

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This guide provides tools for  practioners working with rural communities in tropical countries. It describes how gender roles and responsibiities play a significant role in adoption and development of agroforestry systems.

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The authors provide practical approaches for understanding gender roles in farming, preference of tree and shrubs, production and marketing of tree products, access to information and resources, and gendered lenses of land use. Gender is often overlooked in assessment and management approaches by extenionists and NGOs, and this guide provides practical activities for participatory research and nuanced decision-making processes.