Understanding gender roles and practices in the household and on the farm: Implications for banana disease management innovation processes in Burundi

• Published in: Outlook on agriculture Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 37 - 47
• Main Authors: Iradukunda, Francois, Bullock, Renee, Rietveld, Anne, van Schagen, Boudy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.03.2019; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Access to information; Bacteria; Cooperative learning; Crops; Disease management; Farmers; Food security; Gender; Gender roles; Group work; Households; Innovations; Sex roles; Systems approach; Uptake; Women; Burundi; innovation processes; banana-based systems; Burundi; gender; Banana Xanthomonas Wilt; systems approach

Banana and plantain are one of the most important staple food crops and a significant source of income to smallholder farmers in the East African Great Lakes Region. Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) is a devastating bacterial disease that threatens smallholder production and livelihoods. We use a syste...