Gendered knowledge and adaptive practices: Differentiation and change in Mwanga District, Tanzania.

ABSTRACT: We examine the wider social knowledge domain that complements technical and environmental knowledge in enabling adaptive practices through two case studies in Tanzania. We are concerned with knowledge production that is shaped by gendered exclusion from the main thrusts of planned adaptation, in the practice of irrigation in a dryland village and the adoption of fast-maturing seed varieties in a highland village. The findings draw on data from a household survey, community workshops, and key informant interviews. The largest challenge to effective adaptation is a lack of access to the social networks and institutions that allocate resources needed for adaptation. Results demonstrate the social differentiation of local knowledge, and how it is entwined with adaptive practices that emerge in

SUBMITTER: Smucker TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5120021 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature