%0 Journal Article
%@ 1741-5004
%A Nyongesa, D
%A Esilaba, A O
%A Emongor, R
%A Bikketi, E
%A Were, K
%D 2017
%F icrisat:10157
%I Inderscience
%J International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology
%K Gender; agriculture; watershed; smallholders; food-security;  climate-change and variability; decision-making; innovations; livelihoods;  assets; improved-leguminous crops
%N 2
%P 109-137
%T Assessment of gender and innovations in climatesmart  agriculture for food and nutrition security in  Kenya: a case of Kalii watershed
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/10157/
%V 13
%X Climate-change and variability (CC&V) exerts multiple stresses on  agriculture production. It negatively impacts gender-cadres especially in  Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands that occupy 89% (area), 36% (population),  70% (livestock), and 90% (wildlife). Smallholders with limited resources  endowments have adopted climate-smart agriculture technologies, which are  viewed as a panacea to CC&V in addressing interlinked food-security  challenges. This paper reports baseline survey results on 149 randomly selected  households in Kalii watershed. Primary and secondary data were collected in  March 2015. Data-analyses encompassed regressions, descriptive statistics and  gender-analysis. Local perceptions/results revealed precipitations downwardtrend  and an upward-trend of temperatures, and other elements, and outcomes  of CC&V. Gender and innovations are statistically significant at (p<0.05).  Decision-making on assets’ and proceeds’ control and use, was men’s domain.  Invariably, gender and climate-smart agriculture innovations are critical in food  and nutrition security strategy under CC&V.