Training Session 4: Global Study on Gender Norms and Capacities to Innovate in Agriculture Jessica Raneri Adapting the Gender Norms Case Study for Nutrition

1. Adapting the Gender Norms Case Study
for Nutrition
J.Raneri, M.Elias and G.Kennedy

2. Objectives
• Current project: Systems approach to
improved dietary quality and nutrition:
What locally available species could fill nutrient gaps
and how can these be integrated into existing farming
systems?
• Gender disaggregated data collected in
baseline (HH surveys and FGDs)
• Conduct Case Studies to have in-depth
understanding of gender norms in the
study site area
• Contribute to Global Study
Adapt existing methodology to have a nutrition
lens – to help guide nutrition intervention
design
Bioversity InternationalJ.Raneri

3. Process
• Review existing methodology guides and sources relevant to
the gender and nutrition nexus
• Identify gaps in current methodology and propose list of
additional information to be collected
• Existing questions adapted to have a nutrition lens
• New questions on nutrition added, unpacked from a gender
perspective
• Review and prioritize proposed questions by Gender and
Nutrition Specialists (together)
• Final questions incorporated to fit into style and flow of existing
Gender Case Study methodology by Gender Specialist who
will lead the work and is trained in the Case Study

4. Outputs
• Revised methodology guide with prioritized questions included
(FGD and KI)
• Approach has been cleared by Patti (Global Study PI)
• More detailed list of questions for a broader nutrition/
gender understanding depending on the research needs
• Key Topics included:
• Serving practices and priority access to nutrient dense foods
• Community trends on food security and malnutrition
• More detail on types of decision making and responsibility regarding food provision
• Child care and breastfeeding
• Time burden
• Nutrition and health organisations (formal and informal)

5. J. Raneri
Moving Forward
• Pilot the adapted methodology in two villages in NW Vietnam
• Review adapted methodology based on feedback from FGD
participants & researchers
• Structure and flow of sessions (FGD & KI)
• Refining Nutrition related questions as needed
• Results will be shared and discussed with communities

6. Thank you
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