The document discusses integrating gender analysis into the sustainable intensification assessment framework, highlighting challenges like the lack of systematic approaches and entry points for analysis. It emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary cooperation for improving equity in various domains such as productivity and social conditions. Case studies, such as a forage chopper study in Tanzania, illustrate the application of gender analysis to evaluate technology impact on different genders.

1. Integrating gender analysis into the Sustainable Intensification Assessment Framework
Gundula Fischer1
1International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Challenges for Gender Analysis in AR
 Gender analysis as situation analysis or technology focused?
 Focus on component technologies versus technology packages?
 Gender analysis as a complex topic: Where are the entry points?
Where are the limits?
 No systematic approach that could guide researchers?
 One framework to allow for comparison of gender results (e.g.
same package and indicators; different locations)?
 Data collection and analysis: interdisciplinary versus
multidisciplinary cooperation?
Example for Integration of Gender Analysis into Domains
Africa RISING forage chopper study in Babati, Tanzania
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September 2018
We thank farmers and local partners in Africa RISING sites for their contributions to this work. We also acknowledge the
support of all donors which globally support the work of the CGIAR centers and their partners through their
contributions to the CGIAR system
Advantages of SI Assessment Framework for
Gender Analysis in AR
• Equity a core issue in the social domain
• Technology as central point of analysis
• Demarcated domains provide entry points, support systematic
evaluation and the establishment of linkages
• Framework for comparison of gender results
• Holistic approach requires interdisciplinary cooperation
Domains of SI Assessment Framework
• Productivity
• Economic Domain
• Environment Domain
• Human Condition Domain
• Social Domain
o Gender Equity: Income, Nutrition, Market
Participation, Labor, Rating of Technologies
o Equity
o Social Cohesion
o Collective Action
Suggested Application
• Integration of gender analysis questions into each domain in order
to combine biophysical and social science results. Strengthens
interdisciplinary cooperation.
• In addition to surveys, data collection through qualitative or
participatory methods (why-questions, triangulation, cost-
efficiency).
Productivity Economic Environment Human Social
Crop residue efficiency
for feed and animal
productivity: How do
men and women assess
productivity changes?
Labor: Who does what?
How does the division of
labor change through the
technology?
Income: Who receives
income from what? Are
there changes in income
allocation?
Feed quality (proxy for
greenhouse gas
emissions): How do men
and women assess the
feed quality?
(Soil fertility
management)
Household consumption
patterns: Who consumes
the produce?
Capacity to experiment:
Who has the capacity to
experiment? How does
capacity relate to
technology access?
Collective action: What
are the gender
proportions in farmers’
groups (membership,
leadership)? Whose
interests are pursued?
Participatory Matrix Scoring Exercise in Swahili Based on SI Indicator Framework,
Tanzania 2017 (Translations in Yellow, Photo Credit: Gundula Fischer)