Determinants of Women's Decision-Making Power in Pest and Disease Management: Evidence From Uganda

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren
cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFishen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierJoshua Okonya: 0000-0002-9874-5021
cg.creator.identifierNetsayi Mudege: 0000-0002-0389-1967
cg.creator.identifierWellington Jogo: 0000-0002-0980-7949
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.693127en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2571-581Xen
cg.journalFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systemsen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.cipCLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.cipCROP PROTECTIONen
cg.subject.cipCROP AND SYSTEMS SCIENCES CSSen
cg.subject.cipGENDERen
cg.subject.cipIMPACT ASSESSMENTen
cg.subject.cipINCLUSIVE GROWTHen
cg.subject.cipSOCIAL AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES SNSen
cg.volume5en
dc.contributor.authorOkonya, J.en
dc.contributor.authorMudege, Netsayi N.en
dc.contributor.authorNyaga, J.N.en
dc.contributor.authorJogo, W.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-04T04:41:35Zen
dc.date.available2021-08-04T04:41:35Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/114547
dc.titleDeterminants of Women's Decision-Making Power in Pest and Disease Management: Evidence From Ugandaen
dcterms.abstractUsing quantitative data from a household survey carried out in Rubanda district, Southwestern Uganda among smallholder farmers of potato, this paper examines determinants of intra-household decision-making of women in relation to pest and disease management in a cropping season. Pests and diseases cause significant crop losses and contribute to household food insecurity in most of sub-Saharan Africa. Their management is therefore key in enhancing food security. While there are many pest and disease management practises, little is known about women's autonomy in decision-making on this topic. The survey collected quantitative data from 260 households (130 men and 130 women). To get a more accurate proxy for decision-making power, a weighted index and linear regression models were used to examine the relationship between decision-making power of women in pest and disease management and socio-demographic characteristics. We found that farming experience, use of hired labour and membership to a farmers group, were positively associated with woman's autonomy in decision-making during pest and disease management. Our data also show that higher levels of education, farm income and age consistently improve women authority. The implications of the study are that, women should equally be targeted during pest and disease management interventions such as training.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen
dcterms.audienceDonorsen
dcterms.audienceExtensionen
dcterms.available2021-07-23
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOkonya, J. S., Mudege, N. N., Nyaga, J. N., & Jogo, W. (2021). Determinants of Women’s Decision-Making Power in Pest and Disease Management: Evidence from Uganda. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5. ISSN: 2571-581X. 8 p.en
dcterms.extent8 p.en
dcterms.issued2021-07-23
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherFrontiers Mediaen
dcterms.subjectplant healthen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.subjectempowermenten
dcterms.subjectagricultural productivityen
dcterms.subjecthorticultureen
dcterms.subjectecologyen
dcterms.subjectfood scienceen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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