Does women’s agency influence agriculture technology adoption?

The Effect of Empowerment on the Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation Technology in the Loess Plateau of China

“…This will strengthen their confidence and motivation to adopt new technologies and improve their capacity for technology application and management and enable them to adapt to diverse agricultural environments and requirements. These findings are similar to the study of Alex [3] on empowering women in agriculture in South India; the research of Walisinghe, B. R. et al [27] on the topic of technology adoption in Sri Lanka; and the research of Doss [20] and Doss et al [21] on the role of women in the agricultural field, as well as the study of Olajumoke et al [6] on the influence of women's agency on the adoption of agricultural technologies. In conclusion, these various forms of empowerment can promote the adoption of SWC and the sustainable development of agricultural production.…”

“…The adoption of SWC is not only related to organizational empowerment and economic empowerment; the role of self-empowerment should not be ignored. The farmers' own confidence and their sense of value in participating in household decision-making will motivate them to make choices that are more aligned with their own preferences [6], which will impact their motivation in the adoption of agricultural technologies such as SWC. Therefore, we hypothesize that empowerment is significantly positively associated with the adoption of SWC.…”

“…When female household heads are economically empowered, they can decide and invest in SWC independently, and they will be more proactive in promoting the adoption of these technologies. Meanwhile, self-empowerment grants women greater confidence and abilities in decision-making in order to enhance their cognition and application abilities of SWC, thus promoting their adoption of these technologies [6]. Subsequently, we analyzed the heterogeneity of education 2 .…”

“…Empowered with economic rights by family, one can have the right to manage household finances and get the support to participate in the labor market, which at the same time can contribute to the improvement of household income [5]. Empowered by oneself, people will have the confidence and courage to make decisions freely to address the internal and external risks faced by the household [6]. However, women are facing some constrains in the process of empowerment impact on technology information access and technology adoption.…”