Women's empowerment in Ghana's agriculture sector: Insights from the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index
Key messages • Gender disparities in agriculture persist in Ghana, particularly in land ownership, credit access, and decision-making power, limiting women’s productivity and contribution to food security. • The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) has been instrumental in revealing the...
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2025
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| author | Abdu, Aishat Malapit, Hazel J. Go, Ara |
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• Gender disparities in agriculture persist in Ghana, particularly in land ownership, credit access, and decision-making power, limiting women’s productivity and contribution to food security.
• The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) has been instrumental in revealing these gender gaps in northern Ghana, but similar data are lacking for other regions, hindering national-level policy responsiveness.
• Targeted interventions, such as securing land rights for women, improving access to financial services, and promoting participation in farmer-based organizations, are critical to advancing women’s empowerment and achieving gender-equitable agricultural development. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1766372025-12-08T10:06:44Z Women's empowerment in Ghana's agriculture sector: Insights from the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index Abdu, Aishat Malapit, Hazel J. Go, Ara agriculture gender land ownership women's empowerment Key messages • Gender disparities in agriculture persist in Ghana, particularly in land ownership, credit access, and decision-making power, limiting women’s productivity and contribution to food security. • The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) has been instrumental in revealing these gender gaps in northern Ghana, but similar data are lacking for other regions, hindering national-level policy responsiveness. • Targeted interventions, such as securing land rights for women, improving access to financial services, and promoting participation in farmer-based organizations, are critical to advancing women’s empowerment and achieving gender-equitable agricultural development. 2025-09-23 2025-09-23T18:29:40Z 2025-09-23T18:29:40Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176637 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Abdu, Aishat; Malapit, Hazel J.; and Go, Ara. 2025. Women's empowerment in Ghana's agriculture sector: Insights from the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index. WEAI Applications and Insights Brief 5. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176637 |
| spellingShingle | agriculture gender land ownership women's empowerment Abdu, Aishat Malapit, Hazel J. Go, Ara Women's empowerment in Ghana's agriculture sector: Insights from the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index |
| title | Women's empowerment in Ghana's agriculture sector: Insights from the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index |
| title_full | Women's empowerment in Ghana's agriculture sector: Insights from the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index |
| title_fullStr | Women's empowerment in Ghana's agriculture sector: Insights from the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women's empowerment in Ghana's agriculture sector: Insights from the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index |
| title_short | Women's empowerment in Ghana's agriculture sector: Insights from the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index |
| title_sort | women s empowerment in ghana s agriculture sector insights from the women s empowerment in agriculture index |
| topic | agriculture gender land ownership women's empowerment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176637 |
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