What agricultural transition means for women in man-headed households in South Asia: An in-depth exploration of intrahousehold evaluation processes

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centeren_US
cg.contributor.affiliationCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australiaen_US
cg.contributor.donorAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Researchen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen_US
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformGenderen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
dc.contributor.authorKarki, Emmaen_US
dc.contributor.authorChaudhary, Anjanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Akritien_US
dc.contributor.authorTimsina, Pragyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Ramaen_US
dc.contributor.authorLeipzig, Avaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Brendanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-04T12:47:05Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-01-04T12:47:05Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/137054en_US
dc.titleWhat agricultural transition means for women in man-headed households in South Asia: An in-depth exploration of intrahousehold evaluation processesen_US
dcterms.abstractWomen’s participation in agriculture is increasing in the Eastern Gangetic Plains due to various external drivers, but they continue to play a limited role in agricultural decision-making. Yet there is limited understanding of the perspectives of spouses in a men-headed household post-technology adoption. To understand spouses’ experiences after technology adoption, we conduct qualitative research with household heads and their spouses in 47 households to understand how they perceive recent adoption of conservation agriculture to have affected their socioeconomic status and roles in agricultural production. Both household heads and their spouses tended to prioritize technological benefits, status change, changing roles and responsibilities at a household level as important contributions/ aspects of new conservation agriculture practices. However, upon deeper inspection, women had limited mechanistic understanding compared to men and their use of freed time was situation-dependent and with location-specific opportunities for women to upskill. Efforts to reduce the information gap and incorporating their technological preferences and needs in future promotional activities are necessary to improve women’s participation in decision-making. Similarly, opportunities to upskill can provide potential opportunities to women to realize their personal aspirations and have a positive influence on their household and community.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKarki, Emma; Chaudhary, Anjana; Sharma, Akriti; Timsina, Pragya; Sharma, Rama; Leipzig, Ava; Brown, Brendan. 2023. What agricultural transition means for women in man-headed households in South Asia: An in-depth exploration of intrahousehold evaluation processes. Poster. Presented at the CGIAR GENDER Conference 'From Research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems', New Delhi, India, 9-12 October 2023. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centeren_US
dcterms.issued2023-10-10en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseOtheren_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centeren_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectresearchen_US
dcterms.subjectgender relationsen_US
dcterms.typePosteren_US

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