Women's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal
COVID-19 induced lockdowns have had far reaching impacts on the rural sector, particularly on women farmers. These impacts have been exacerbated by lack of access to reliable and timely agriculture information. Using panel phone survey data from India and Nepal, we study how women's access to agricu...
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| author | Alvi, Muzna Barooah, Prapti Gupta, Shweta Saini, Smriti |
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| description | COVID-19 induced lockdowns have had far reaching impacts on the rural sector, particularly on women farmers. These impacts have been exacerbated by lack of access to reliable and timely agriculture information. Using panel phone survey data from India and Nepal, we study how women's access to agricultural extension was impacted by the lockdowns and its effect on agricultural productivity. We find that women's already low access to formal extension was reduced further, leading to an increased reliance on informal social networks. In both countries, nearly 50% farmers reported negative impacts on productivity due to inaccessibility of information during the lockdown. In India, we find that access to formal extension is mediated by crop type, geographic location and caste identity. We discuss ways in which extension systems in India and Nepal can be made more inclusive and resilient to future crisis, including by adapting group and community-based approaches to post-pandemic best practices. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1423042025-12-08T10:11:39Z Women's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal Alvi, Muzna Barooah, Prapti Gupta, Shweta Saini, Smriti gender ethnicity agricultural extension covid-19 agriculture ethnic groups resilience women COVID-19 induced lockdowns have had far reaching impacts on the rural sector, particularly on women farmers. These impacts have been exacerbated by lack of access to reliable and timely agriculture information. Using panel phone survey data from India and Nepal, we study how women's access to agricultural extension was impacted by the lockdowns and its effect on agricultural productivity. We find that women's already low access to formal extension was reduced further, leading to an increased reliance on informal social networks. In both countries, nearly 50% farmers reported negative impacts on productivity due to inaccessibility of information during the lockdown. In India, we find that access to formal extension is mediated by crop type, geographic location and caste identity. We discuss ways in which extension systems in India and Nepal can be made more inclusive and resilient to future crisis, including by adapting group and community-based approaches to post-pandemic best practices. 2021-03-01 2024-05-22T12:10:17Z 2024-05-22T12:10:17Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142304 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134446 https://aidmi.org/agriculture-gender-and-covid-19-impact-and-recovery/ Open Access Elsevier Alvi, Muzna Fatima; Barooah, Prapti; Gupta, Shweta; and Saini, Smriti. 2021. Women's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal. Agricultural Systems 188(March 2021): 103035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2020.103035 |
| spellingShingle | gender ethnicity agricultural extension covid-19 agriculture ethnic groups resilience women Alvi, Muzna Barooah, Prapti Gupta, Shweta Saini, Smriti Women's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal |
| title | Women's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal |
| title_full | Women's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal |
| title_fullStr | Women's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal |
| title_short | Women's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal |
| title_sort | women s access to agriculture extension amidst covid 19 insights from gujarat india and dang nepal |
| topic | gender ethnicity agricultural extension covid-19 agriculture ethnic groups resilience women |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142304 |
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