Adapting the Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey in Uganda: insights from the field
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Adapting the Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey in Uganda: insights from the field

Originally published on the RHoMIS blog. Sam Adams, describes his experience training enumerators to be able to apply the Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) in Uganda. Continue reading

Gender inequalities across farming systems: Insights from the Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey
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Gender inequalities across farming systems: Insights from the Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey

The Rural Household Multiple-Indicator Survey is now filling knowledge gaps on how strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change, may intensify inequalities between men and women. Continue reading

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The Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey (RHOMIS): evaluating where and for whom sustainable intensification works

‘The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHOMIS) framework (www.rhomis.org) provides an implementation-ready solution that produces quantitative information for planning and monitoring investments in sustainable intensification across a range of rural contexts. RHOMIS is a flexible digital platform built on open-source software that can be easily modified to meet a range of needs while collecting a core … Continue reading

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Women and environment: Understanding market-based conservation schemes from a gendered perspective

A number of approaches have been adopted towards conservation of natural resources with a view of ensuring environmental sustainability especially in areas where crop and livestock agriculture are dominant sources of livelihoods. Some of these approaches include Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES), which represent a market based conservation approach with an incentive attached to it. A new study explored the extent to which three market-based conservation schemes in Kenya integrate gender in design and implementation. Continue reading