Gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Bangladesh

This paper analyzes gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices using data from a survey administered to men and women within the same households in southwestern Bangladesh. Access to sources of agricultural and climate information is low for both men an...

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Autores principales: Bryan, Elizabeth, Kato, Edward, Bernier, Quinn
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CAB International 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142965
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description This paper analyzes gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices using data from a survey administered to men and women within the same households in southwestern Bangladesh. Access to sources of agricultural and climate information is low for both men and women, and women have particularly low access to key information sources. As a result of limited access to information sources and different roles in agriculture, women also tend to be less aware of practices for CSA. Gender gaps in adoption are smaller among those who are aware of CSA practices. Moreover, women are more likely than men to adopt some practices, particularly those related to their gendered roles, such as improved livestock feeding practices and grain storage when they are aware of the practices. Other factors, besides lack of awareness, also emerge as important determinants of adoption, including household wealth, as measured by size of landholdings, labor availability, access to credit, experience with climate shocks, and perceptions of future climate risk. The results suggest that greater efforts to reach both men and women with information on CSA would increase awareness and adoption of climate-smart practices.
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spelling CGSpace1429652025-12-08T10:29:22Z Gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Bangladesh Bryan, Elizabeth Kato, Edward Bernier, Quinn gender agriculture risk climate-smart agriculture women This paper analyzes gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices using data from a survey administered to men and women within the same households in southwestern Bangladesh. Access to sources of agricultural and climate information is low for both men and women, and women have particularly low access to key information sources. As a result of limited access to information sources and different roles in agriculture, women also tend to be less aware of practices for CSA. Gender gaps in adoption are smaller among those who are aware of CSA practices. Moreover, women are more likely than men to adopt some practices, particularly those related to their gendered roles, such as improved livestock feeding practices and grain storage when they are aware of the practices. Other factors, besides lack of awareness, also emerge as important determinants of adoption, including household wealth, as measured by size of landholdings, labor availability, access to credit, experience with climate shocks, and perceptions of future climate risk. The results suggest that greater efforts to reach both men and women with information on CSA would increase awareness and adoption of climate-smart practices. 2021-07-01 2024-05-22T12:11:24Z 2024-05-22T12:11:24Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142965 en http://hdl.handle.net/10568/65680 Limited Access application/pdf CAB International Bryan, Elizabeth; Kato, Edward; and Bernier, Quinn. 2021. Gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Bangladesh. In Gender, Climate Change and Livelihoods: Vulnerabilities and Adaptations, eds. Joshua Eastin and Kendra Dupuy. Part Three: Addressing the gendered impacts of climate change on livelihoods, Chapter 10, Pp. 123-142. https://www.cabi.org/bookshop/book/9781789247077
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title Gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Bangladesh
title_full Gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Bangladesh
title_short Gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Bangladesh
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agriculture
risk
climate-smart agriculture
women
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