Access to Land for Women in Agriculture

c: Access to Land for Women in Agriculture, case study, Global Growers Netwark.
The format of this assignment will mirror a grant proposal. The necessary section title
and short descriptions are below. Keep in mind that:
• While the plans presented in research proposals are often modified during the
research process, the drafting of this initial document is fundamental to the success
of the project. Conducting the gender analysis helps to situate the project and
develop a shared understanding, plan, and procedure;
• This analysis can serve as a baseline guide for implementation and evaluation; it may
be referred to for clarifications throughout the process and can ensure the project
stays on track, adheres (at lease loosely) to the intended logic initially developed, or
can clearly articulate how changed understandings or new information led to changed
approaches in later M&E documentation.
Procedure:
Imagine that you are part of a team tasked with designing a project that you will
implement. Your task is to develop the gender framework for the project. As we have
seen, ALL projects have some gender elements and impacts regardless of if they focus
explicitly on gender. Information that you have regarding your project will inform your
analysis and data collection plan. You will:

1. Conduct background research on the topic to complete your secondary gender
   analysis;
2. Develop a gendered conceptual framework, based on theoretical assumptions;
3. Detail the partnerships that will be developed and how the research will be
   participatory in nature;
4. Create and operationalize a data collection plan that would build on your secondary
   analysis (this includes but is not limited to making interview scripts, focus group
   decision guides, etc.);
5. Create a timeline for your data collection that could occur over the summer (though
   your analysis can occur after the end of your practicum)
6. Develop preliminary recommendations for your project based on your secondary
   analysis and data collection plans;
7. Write up a personal reflection on this activity that considers potential barriers or
   limitations to this research plan, and your own thoughts about creating the plan and
   on the possibility of implementing it.

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