Brief 14 : understanding gender in climate change adaptation for food security in Cameroon
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2014-08
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University for Peace Africa Programme, Addis Ababa, ET
Abstract
The evidence presented in this policy brief confirms the occurrence of
climate change, its effects on food crop yields with impacts on food
security and the centrality of adaptation by women and men farmers
to increase food production and ensure food security in Cameroon. It
indicates that in various ways, climate change affects food production.
As such, farmers have developed adaptation strategies to cope with
the impact of climate change but there is disparity in the degree of
application of adaptation strategies by women and men farmers. While
more women employ less costly indigenous adaptation options (shift in
planting dates, mulching and planting of leguminous shrubs), more men
tend to adopt irrigation which though highly efficient, tends to be more
costly and requires appropriate land tenure rights. Given this trend, it
is necessary to mainstream climate change adaptation in agricultural
policy in Cameroon as this will likely prevent food insecurity in the
long run.
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CAMEROON, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, FOOD SECURITY, CROP YIELD, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, LAND RIGHTS, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, POLICY MAKING, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AFRICAN ORGANIZATIONS
Citation
Ndie Abia, C., & Endeley, J.B. (2014). Brief 14 : Understanding Gender in Climate Change Adaptation for Food Security in Cameroon. UPEACE Africa Policy Series, 1(2): 143-150.