1. INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Preliminary results from the ‘Knowledge
Attitudes & Practice in Gender Responsive
Agricultural Development Projects’ Survey
INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE

2. Goals of the survey
 Learn about the experiences and views of workshop
participants, others from participant organizations and
additional stakeholders toward the relevance of
gender issues in planning, implementing, monitoring,
and evaluating development projects.
 Use what we learn to develop a capacity
strengthening strategy for the project
 Work in progress

3. Survey content
 1) Background information on respondents
 2) Importance of various factors in project design and
implementation
 3) Perceptions on gender and assets in research and
agricultural development projects
 4) Existing skills in integrating gender and M&E into
projects/programs
 5) Experience with application of gender analysis in
projects

4. 1) Respondent profile
 32 respondents in total
 Wide range of organizations represented:
 World Vegetable Center AVRDC, IDS, WFP, ILRI, CARE, BRAC,
Grameen Foundation, RDI, Abt Assoc, Fintract Inc, Wageningen
UR, KickStart Intl, BMGF, HKI, IFPRI, Land O’Lakes, IRRI, Heifer
Intl, USAID, CIAT
 Multiple respondents from some organizations
 Variety of backgrounds
 Agronomy, Sociology, Vegetable Genetics, Nutrition,
Agricultural Economics, Development Management

5. 1) Respondent profile
Male
39%
Female
61%
Sex of respondent
20-25
0%
26-35
35%
36-45
29%
46-55
23%
Over
55
13%
Age

6. 2) Importance of factors in project design:
Project Identification
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Suitabilitytoagroecologicalzone
Typeoftechnology
Closenesstoproductandinput
markets
Acceptabilityoftheproject/new
technologytomenandwomen
Proportionofmale/female-headed
householdsinarea
Proportionofmale/femalefarmers
inthearea
Differencesinneeds/perceptions
ofmenandwomentowards…
Differencesinlaborrequirements
betweenmenandwomen
Differencesinresponsibilitiesof
menandwomeninagriculture
Differencesinresponsibilitiesof
menandwomenwithinthe…
Differencesinresources
controlledbymenandwomenin…
Differencesinresources
controlledbymenandwomen…
Project Identification: How important are the following factors when identifying the type of project
to be implemented?
Extremely Important
Important
Neutral
Not Very Important
Not Important at All

7. 2) Importance of factors in project design:
Project Identification
 Extremely Important
 Differences in resources controlled by men and women in
agriculture
 Acceptability of the project/new technology to men and women
 Differences in resources controlled by men and women within the
household
 Suitability to agro-ecological zone
 Important
 Closeness to product and input markets
 Differences in responsibilities between men and women within the
household

8. 2) Importance of factors in project design:
Targeting
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Generalpovertyratesinproject
area
Landtenurestatusofbeneficiaries
Abilityoftargetbeneficiariesto
affordcomplementaryinputs
Proportionofmale/female-headed
householdsinarea
Proportionofmale/femalefarmers
inthearea
Differencesinneeds/perceptionsof
menandwomentowards
technology
Differencesinresponsibilitiesof
menandwomeninagriculture
Differencesinresponsibilitiesof
menandwomenwithinthe
household
Resourceendowmentof
households
Differencesinresourcescontrolled
bymenandwomeninagriculture
Differencesinresourcescontrolled
bymenandwomenwithinthe
household
Nutritionalstatusofmen,women,
boys,girls
Targeting: How important are the following issues when deciding on a targetting strategy for the
potential users/beneficiaries of the project?
Extremely Important
Important
Neutral
Not Very Important
Not Important at All

9. 2) Importance of factors in project design:
Targeting
 Extremely Important
 General poverty rates in project area
 Differences in responsibilities of men and women in agriculture
 Differences in resources controlled by men and women in
agriculture
 Important
 Proportion of male/female farmers in the area
 Differences in needs/perceptions of men and women towards
technology
 Differences in responsibilities of men and women within the
household

10. 2) Importance of factors in project design: M&E
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Changesinhouseholdincome
Changesinhouseholdfoodsecurity
Changesinfoodconsumptionfor
girls,boys,menandwomeninthe
household
Changesinhouseholdasset
holdings
Changesinthegenderasset
disparitybetweenmenandwomen
Changesinproductivityof
householdplots/herds
Changesinproductivityofmenand
womenownedplots/herds
Changesinaccesstoservicesand
informationbymenandwomen
Changesinincomeunderthe
controlofwomen
Projectparticipationbyfarmersand
livestockkeepers
Projectparticipationbywomen
Monitoring and Evaluation: Which of the following indicators would be important to have in a
monitoring and evaluation framework?
Extremely Important
Important
Neutral
Not Very Important
Not Important at All

11. 2) Importance of factors in project design: M&E
 Extremely Important
 Changes in household income
 Changes in household food security
 Changes in access to services and information by men and
women
 Project participation by women
 Important
 Changes in household asset holding

12. 2) Importance of factors in project design:
Implementation
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Regularityoffundingand/orfunds
releases
Availabilityoftransportationforfield
operations
Publicinfrastructureinprojectarea
(roads,irrigation,etc)
Politicalstability
Acceptabilityoftheprojectwithin
thecommunity
Havingallthestaffrequiredto
implementtheproject,regardlessof
gender
Havingbothmaleandfemale
projectstaff
Consultationofprojectbeneficiaries
priortoprojectimplementation
Consultationofbothmenand
womenpriortoproject
implementation
Increasingparticipationofwomen
intheproject
Targetingactivitiestospecific
membersofthehousehold
Implementation: How important are the following issues at the implementation stage of the project
cycle?
Extremely Important
Important
Neutral
Not Very Important
Not Important at All

13. 2) Importance of factors in project design:
Implementation
 Extremely Important
 Acceptability of the project within the community
 Increasing participation of women in the project
 Regularity of funding and/or funds releases
 Consultation of both men and women prior to project
implementation

14. 3) Perceptions on gender, assets and development
projects
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Genderandassetsshouldbe
integratedintheimplementationand
evaluationofagriculture
developmentprograms
Sometypesofprojectsdon’tneed
gender
Itisnotimportanttomonitorchanges
inhouseholdassetsaslongasthe
projectisincreasingincomesand
improvingfoodsecurity
Whenassessingchangesinassets,
whatmattersischangesin
householdassets;whethertheyare
inthecontrolofmenorwomenisa
sideissue
Reducinggenderdisparitiesin
ownershipofassetsempowers
womenandimprovesother
developmentobjectivessuchas
childnutrition
What is your perception of the following statements?
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

15. 4) Experience with gender training
Yes (if yes, please
proceed to next
question)
59%
No (if no, please
proceed to question
8)
41%
Have you ever attended a training event on gender issues in agricultural development or
project implementation?

16. 4) Subject matter of 1st gender training
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
genderanalysis
gendermainstreaming
collectinggenderdisaggregateddata
genderinM&E
other
What was the subject of the first gender training attended?

17. 4) Subject matter of 2nd gender training
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
genderanalysis
gendermainstreaming
collectinggenderdisaggregateddata
genderinM&E
other
What was the subject of the second gender training attended?

18. 4) Others in the organization trained on gender
No
10%
Yes
90%
If you have not been trained on gender, is there anyone in your organization who has training on
gender?

19. 4) Skills and knowledge in key areas
0
5
10
15
20
25
Yourunderstandingofconceptsand
principlesofgenderanalysisin
agriculture
Howtodevelopgender-responsive
goals,outcomesandoutputsforyour
project
Howtoidentifygoodgender-specific
indicatorsfortheoutcomesand
outputs
Howtodevelopagender-responsive
M&E
IntegratinggenderissuesinM&E
Howtotrainotherstaffingender-
responsiveM&E
Developingtoolsforcollecting
genderdisaggregateddata
Collectinggenderdisaggregated
data
Analysisofgenderdisaggregated
data
Useofgenderdisaggregateddatato
developstrategiesforaddressing
gender
Differentstrategiesforaddressing
genderissuesintheimplementation
ofagriculturedevelopmentprojects
How would you rate your skills and knowledge in each of the following key areas
No skills
Some knowledge
Adequate knowledge
Good knowledge
Highly Skilled

20. 5) Gender analysis in projects
0
5
10
15
20
25
Conductedagenderanalysis
Collectedgenderdisaggregateddata
forbaseline,M&Eandimpact
assessment
Usedgenderanalysisorgender
disaggregateddatatodevelop
strategiestoaddressgenderinthe
project
Trainingprojectstaffongender
Explicitlydevelopedgender
outcomesandimpactsaspartofthe
monitoringandevaluationstrategy
Have you done any of the following in your projects?
Yes
No

21. 5) Gender analysis in projects
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Conductedagenderanalysis
Collectedgenderdisaggregateddata
forbaseline,M&Eandimpact
assessment
Usedgenderanalysisorgender
disaggregateddatatodevelop
strategiestoaddressgenderinthe
project
Trainingprojectstaffongender
Explicitlydevelopedgender
outcomesandimpactsaspartofthe
monitoringandevaluationstrategy
For each action that you have done, how useful it was in enhancing impacts of your project?
Not useful at all
Not very useful
Neutral
Useful
Very Useful

22. Conclusions & Ways Forward
 Observations
 Among respondents there’s a general consensus of the
importance of gender analysis—will this hold if we expand
the survey to other people/projects within your
organization or other organizations?
 Consensus that assets are important (perceptions section),
however changes in household income and food security
are put ahead of changes in household assets when it
comes to M&E
 Importance of project acceptability in community
underscores contextual issues and need for effective
community engagement, particularly on sensitive gender
issues
 Gender trainings are prevalent, but seem to be limited to a
small group within the organization

23. Conclusions & Ways Forward
 Areas of greatest need
 Collection of gender disaggregated data
 Development and training in gender sensitive M&E
 Training on gender methods and analysis throughout
organizations and projects
 Assets vs. income in M&E
 Responses from others in the organization