The document summarizes Cleo Roberts' presentation on quantitative approaches to studying gender and nutrition in the Africa RISING program. It discusses collecting data on food consumption, nutrition status outcomes, factors affecting nutrition like water access, gender roles in household decision making and labor, and missed opportunities for gender equality in access to services. The presentation provided information to help quantitatively analyze the relationship between gender, agriculture, and nutrition in Africa RISING project areas.

1. Quantitative Approaches to Gender
and Nutrition in ARBES
Cleo Roberts, IFPRI
Africa RISING Learning Event, Arusha,
Tanzania, 11-12 November 2014

2. Nutrition
Food consumption and subjective welfare
oFood obtained from own production,
purchases, gifts,
oDietary quantity and quality
oSubjective accounts of food security
oSubjective reports of gendered food
and nutrition security

3. Nutrition, cont.
Nutrition status-related outcomes
oChildren’s anthropometry
oWomen’s anthropometry
Factors affecting nutrition
oWater source
oSanitation facilities
oBreastfeeding
oInstances of diarrhea, other illnesses

4. Gender
Decision-making within household
oCrop production and sales
oLivestock raising and sales
oNon-agricultural activities
Labor
oGendered breakdown of crop and
livestock laborers and wages

5. Gender, cont.
Women’s health
oPregnancy’s effects on work availability
oWomen’s anthropometry
oGendered dietary diversity
Time use
oTypes of household fuel
oAmount of time devoted to collecting
firewood

6. Missed Opportunities
Gendered access to extension services,
farmer groups, and credit

7. Many thanks to IKI, EDI,
Panafields, IDA, and BDS,
and to our colleagues in the
audience for their advice and
facilitation

8. Thank You
Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation
africa-rising.net
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