Effects of experiential learning on women’s participation in agricultural decision making in India
Women’s decision-making in agriculture has received considerable research and policy attention in recent years. Decision-making is a key aspect of empowerment. For example, women’s input in productive decisions is a key indicator in the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI). Inclusion of...
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| author | Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. ElDidi, Hagar Falk, Thomas Sanil, Richu |
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| description | Women’s decision-making in agriculture has received considerable research and policy attention in recent years. Decision-making is a key aspect of empowerment. For example, women’s input in productive decisions is a key indicator in the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI). Inclusion of
women in decision-making can also help ensure that their knowledge and priorities are considered, which can lead to better agricultural outcomes and resource conditions. A cross-sectional study found that in Burkina Faso, India, Malawi, and Tanzania, households where women were more included in decision making on agricultural production produced more varied food-group crops with higher nutrient density. The question is how to strengthen women’s decision-making ability. A review of 12 agricultural development projects with explicit aims for women’s empowerment found that only 3 had a significant impact on women’s participation in agricultural and livelihood decision-making. An evidence scan on programmatic approaches to increasing women’s decision-making power found that the majority of such interventions focused on household- or community-level changes to social norms, technical training, or leadership, role models, and mentoring. The study notes the need for more contextualized studies of different programmatic approaches to increase women’s decision-making power and outcomes associated with the interventions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1637312025-11-06T05:25:47Z Effects of experiential learning on women’s participation in agricultural decision making in India Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. ElDidi, Hagar Falk, Thomas Sanil, Richu experiential learning women's participation agriculture women's empowerment social norms Women’s decision-making in agriculture has received considerable research and policy attention in recent years. Decision-making is a key aspect of empowerment. For example, women’s input in productive decisions is a key indicator in the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI). Inclusion of women in decision-making can also help ensure that their knowledge and priorities are considered, which can lead to better agricultural outcomes and resource conditions. A cross-sectional study found that in Burkina Faso, India, Malawi, and Tanzania, households where women were more included in decision making on agricultural production produced more varied food-group crops with higher nutrient density. The question is how to strengthen women’s decision-making ability. A review of 12 agricultural development projects with explicit aims for women’s empowerment found that only 3 had a significant impact on women’s participation in agricultural and livelihood decision-making. An evidence scan on programmatic approaches to increasing women’s decision-making power found that the majority of such interventions focused on household- or community-level changes to social norms, technical training, or leadership, role models, and mentoring. The study notes the need for more contextualized studies of different programmatic approaches to increase women’s decision-making power and outcomes associated with the interventions. 2024-12-18 2024-12-18T16:43:29Z 2024-12-18T16:43:29Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163731 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162772 https://doi.org/10.5334/ijc.1317 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101289 https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13862-280130 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162988 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Meinzen-Dick, Ruth; ElDidi, Hagar; Falk, Thomas; and Sanil, Richu. 2024. Effects of experiential learning on women’s participation in agricultural decision making in India. Scaling Up Experiential Learning Tools Project Note 3. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163731 |
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| title | Effects of experiential learning on women’s participation in agricultural decision making in India |
| title_full | Effects of experiential learning on women’s participation in agricultural decision making in India |
| title_fullStr | Effects of experiential learning on women’s participation in agricultural decision making in India |
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| title_short | Effects of experiential learning on women’s participation in agricultural decision making in India |
| title_sort | effects of experiential learning on women s participation in agricultural decision making in india |
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