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Dr. Melody Mentz-Coetzee
University of Pretoria

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Journal article
Published: 31 July 2021 in Sustainability
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Globally, gender inequalities constrain food security, with women often disproportionately affected. Women play a fundamental role in household food and nutrition security. The multiple roles women play in various areas of the food system are not always recognised. This oversight emerges from an overemphasis on one aspect of the food system, without considering how this area might affect or be affected by another aspect. This study aimed to draw on international commitments and treaties using content analysis to enhance the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Security food systems framework by integrating a gender perspective. The study found that generally, there is a consensus on specific actions that can be taken to advance gender equality at specific stages of the food system. However, governance and social systems constraints that are not necessarily part of the food system, but have a significant bearing on men and women’s capacity to effectively participate in the food system, need to be addressed. While the proposed conceptual framework has some limitations, it offers a foundation on which researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders can begin conceptualising the interconnectedness of gender barriers in the food system.

ACS Style

Elizabeth Mkandawire; Melody Mentz-Coetzee; Margaret Mangheni; Eleonora Barusi. Enhancing the Glopan Food Systems Framework by Integrating Gender: Relevance for Women in African Agriculture. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8564 .

AMA Style

Elizabeth Mkandawire, Melody Mentz-Coetzee, Margaret Mangheni, Eleonora Barusi. Enhancing the Glopan Food Systems Framework by Integrating Gender: Relevance for Women in African Agriculture. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (15):8564.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Elizabeth Mkandawire; Melody Mentz-Coetzee; Margaret Mangheni; Eleonora Barusi. 2021. "Enhancing the Glopan Food Systems Framework by Integrating Gender: Relevance for Women in African Agriculture." Sustainability 13, no. 15: 8564.

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Published: 06 May 2020 in Higher Education and Development in Africa
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Africa is a continent of stark contradictions. While there has been significant economic development and resilience through turbulent global events, growth rates across countries differ widely, extreme poverty is still pervasive, and malnutrition remains a critical challenge. To strengthen sustainability and achieve economic competitiveness in Africa, science must be a sound and cutting-edge driver of change—which requires a significant expansion of high-level human capacity. However, many sub-Saharan Africa universities have underdeveloped and struggling research functions that created constraining environments within which postgraduate—in particular, doctoral education—could not flourish. The chapter discusses the need for more doctoral graduates in Africa, the challenges which African institutions must overcome to effectively increase PhD production, and the nature of the needed interventions to address these challenges.

ACS Style

Melody Mentz-Coetzee; Aldo Stroebel; Frans Swanepoel. The Significance of Doctoral Education and Training for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Higher Education and Development in Africa 2020, 199 -221.

AMA Style

Melody Mentz-Coetzee, Aldo Stroebel, Frans Swanepoel. The Significance of Doctoral Education and Training for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Higher Education and Development in Africa. 2020; ():199-221.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Melody Mentz-Coetzee; Aldo Stroebel; Frans Swanepoel. 2020. "The Significance of Doctoral Education and Training for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa." Higher Education and Development in Africa , no. : 199-221.