Context Study: Research on Time Savings IGNITE & AATF’s research on time savings from mechanization for women and men Time savings from farm mechanization in Nigeria – how is it spent and who benefits? • Mechanization has the potential to alleviate drudgery and time- consuming manual labor for women and men, allowing farmers to focus on other productive and nutrition-sensitive activities. [...] They are a helping hand and they make the work faster, like during harvesting they will carry the cassava to the vehicle.” – Male farmer, on the vital role of women “My children fetch water when we want to spray the farm, and when we want to plant the cassava they help in planting too. [...] However, there were mixed responses on who keeps the proceeds, with some men saying women keep the profits, and others saying they return the money to men: “Most times it is women that go to sell and they give us the money.” – Male farmer, on women selling and returning money to men “You asked if the women are making profit – yes, they make more profit because they are the ones that sell. [...] Create inclusive Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials for women and men highlighting the distinct roles that women and men play in farming and in the household and addressing common misconceptions The focus of the training will be to provide simple, action-oriented messages to promote improved behaviours for different household members. [...] The ability to plant is straight rows, the spacing of the rows, the spacing of the seedlings, the depth of the tilling, the 77 1 IAEA.
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