AhmedEid02/gendered-agriculture-food-security-somalia

A public-safe research mini-project showing why gender analysis in food security should measure agricultural roles, not only household-head sex. # Beyond Household Headship: Gendered Agriculture and Food-Security Pathways in Somalia ## Core idea Food-security analysis often starts with one question: **is the household head male or female?** That question is useful, but it can miss important agricultural roles. In farming, agro-pastoral and dryland livelihood systems, the person who heads a household is not always the person who operates land, contributes agricultural labour, manages crops, mobilises hired labour, participates in livestock-product decisions, or carries pressure when shocks hit. This mini-project demonstrates a simple role-sensitive framing: > **Better gender data starts by asking better agricultural questions.** ## What this repository contains This is a concise public research-communication package using **derived, aggregate, non-identifiable outputs** from secondary survey analysis. It is designed for GitHub, LinkedIn/Facebook communication, portfolio use and research discussion. It includes: - public-safe aggregate tables; - clean figures; - a short methods note; - a data privacy note; - a reproducible R script for public figures; - one polished LinkedIn/Facebook post. ## What this repository does not contain This repository does **not** include raw SIHBS household microdata, household-level extracts, restricted survey files, internal audit files, correspondence, or full draft manuscripts. ## Key public insights The derived outputs highlight four messages: 1. Gender-sensitive food-security analysis can improve when it moves beyond household-head sex and considers agricultural roles. 2. Female primary agricultural land operators represent a substantial share of agricultural land-operating households in the derived outputs. 3. Climate-livelihood shock exposure is high across both female- and male-operated agricultural households. 4. Adjusted patterns suggest that labour mobilisation and crop composition may reveal gendered pathways that simple food-insecurity comparisons alon …