Opportunity crops for gender equality and women’s empowerment: Revisiting the narrative

- Opportunity crops are often lauded for their potential to empower rural women and increase their livelihood opportunities, but these assertions have received little empirical attention. - Evidence shows that the relationship between opportunity crops and gender equality and women’s empowerment is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zaremba, Haley, Elias, Marlene
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179342
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Summary:- Opportunity crops are often lauded for their potential to empower rural women and increase their livelihood opportunities, but these assertions have received little empirical attention. - Evidence shows that the relationship between opportunity crops and gender equality and women’s empowerment is nuanced and context-specific. - Narratives and interventions focused on opportunity crops should also take a nuanced and holistic approach to account for these contextual differences and complexities.