Women’s empowerment and the adoption of improved maize varieties: Evidence from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Marketsen
cg.coverage.countryTanzaniaen
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZen
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africaen
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen
cg.creator.identifierRuth Meinzen-Dick: 0000-0003-4782-3074en
cg.creator.identifierSimone Passarelli: 0000-0002-1752-9918en
cg.creator.identifierGreg Seymour: 0000-0002-2213-0450en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Divisionen
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorSeymour, Gregoryen
dc.contributor.authorDoss, Cherylen
dc.contributor.authorMarenya, Paswel Phirien
dc.contributor.authorMeinzen-Dick, Ruth S.en
dc.contributor.authorPassarelli, Simoneen
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-19T13:22:42Zen
dc.date.available2016-08-19T13:22:42Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/76523
dc.titleWomen’s empowerment and the adoption of improved maize varieties: Evidence from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzaniaen
dcterms.abstractDespite recent evidence that decisions about technology adoption often involve input from both men and women, the literature on technology adoption rarely considers gender and intrahousehold issues. In this paper, we use survey data from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania to investigate the influence of women’s empowerment on the adoption of improved maize varieties (IMVs). While our results are mixed as to whether or not women’s empowerment is positively correlated with higher rates of adoption, we find overwhelmingly that women’s empowerment is positively correlated with greater participation by women in decisions about the adoption of IMVs, the acquisition of credit for the purchase of IMVs, and the acquisition of extension services related to IMVs.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSeymour, Greg; Doss, Cheryl; Marenya, Paswel; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; and Passarelli, Simone. 2016. Women’s empowerment and the adoption of improved maize varieties: Evidence from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Paper prepared for presentation at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association's Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, July 31 - August 2, 2016. http://purl.umn.edu/236164en
dcterms.extent30 p.en
dcterms.issued2016en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/5451en
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjecttechnology adoptionen
dcterms.subjectmaizeen
dcterms.typeConference Paperen

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