Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: What Role for Food Security in Bangladesh?

Sraboni, Esha; Malapit, Hazel J.; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Ahmed, Akhter U.

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.03.025

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“…In Ghana, Doss (2006) shows that women's share of assets, particularly farmland, significantly increases food budget shares. In Bangladesh, greater empowerment of women, also measured using the WEAI, is associated with higher per adult-equivalent calorie availability and dietary diversity (Sraboni, Malapit, Quisumbing, & Ahmed, 2014).…”

Section: Linkages Between Empowerment Production and Nutritionmentioning

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Women’s Empowerment Mitigates the Negative Effects of Low Production Diversity on Maternal and Child Nutrition in Nepal

Malapit

Kadiyala

Quisumbing

et al. 2015

The Journal of Development Studies

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We use household survey data from Nepal to investigate relationships between women's empowerment in agriculture and production diversity on maternal and child dietary diversity and anthropometric outcomes. Production diversity is positively associated with maternal and child dietary diversity, and weight-for-height z-scores. Women's group membership, control over income, reduced workload, and overall empowerment are positively associated with better maternal nutrition. Control over income is positively associated with height-for-age z-scores (HAZ), and a lower gender parity gap improves children's diets and HAZ. Women's empowerment mitigates the negative effect of low production diversity on maternal and child dietary diversity and HAZ.

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Section: Linkages Between Empowerment Production and Nutritionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Women’s Empowerment Mitigates the Negative Effects of Low Production Diversity on Maternal and Child Nutrition in Nepal

Malapit

Kadiyala

Quisumbing

et al. 2015

The Journal of Development Studies

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“…Development program needs to be gender specific and skewed orientation have to be reviewed as it hampers women ability to contribute (Sraboni et al, 2014). The lack of access to credit had limited their participation their participation as well (Sambo et al, 2015).…”

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Reviving technology demonstration in farmer’s field – an appraisal

Dhamale¹,

Mahajan²,

Kinhekar³

et al. 2016

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Technologies, awareness of management practices to overcome diseases, role of stakeholders has been crucial for well-being of livestock and farmers. Efforts are made to provide quality health care with advent of modern techniques, advocating as well as sharing considerable resources with livestock institutions. However, the key component which enhances effectiveness of service delivery is Farm Management. This review paper reinforces necessity to attempt different incubation models for technology demonstrations in improvising it. Collaborative approach involving primary stakeholders (farmers) has been stressed in this endeavour. Models like Non Linear Innovation System [NLIS] and Open Source Innovation System [OSIS] has been shared. Features like development of utilize system, trust, social reciprocity, involvement of information gatekeepers can enhance scope of large scale utilization and diffusion of technologies. The challenge for livestock system is to minimize technological gap between research stations and end users stations. The accessibility of technical knowhow depends on several criteria such as gender, availability of technology, reinforcement strategies among farmers and resource personnel's, networking among institutions, nature of demonstrations and ethical values. It is to be reiterated that more literature evidence needs to be generated in livestock science for In-situ incubation Model of Alternative Technologies [IMAT]. The paper argues for standardizing and providing simple solutions based on revival of knowledge systems. Widening knowledge gap between formal institutions and primary stakeholders can be reduced through IMAT. This enhances bonhomie among different stakeholders during interface through scientific intervention.

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“…The significance of household wealth, education and occupation in context of food security was confirmed by Sraboni et al (2014) in a national representative survey. They concluded that women empowerment was associated with better intake of calories and dietary diversity.…”

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Socio-Economic Characteristics of Farming Community and Food Security Situation in Punjab, Pakistan

Pervaiz¹,

Li²,

Manzoor³

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Despite the availability of ample food and reasonably low food prices, food insecurity prevailed in many developing countries in 1970s. The paradigm shift in 1980s from supply to demand side of food security underlined the entitlement or access to food as the center of mainstream research. Current study is the findings of the data collected from household level survey regarding socio-economic and food insecurity conditions in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The descriptive analysis and cross tabulation of the household data revealed that household assets, house building material, size of agricultural farms, ownership of tractor, farm livestock were associated with food security conditions of the farming community. The data results also confirmed that the poorer families made major expenditure on the food out of total household expenditure every month. It was also revealed that households in the irrigated regions of Punjab have better entitlement as compared with households surveyed from Thal (desert) and rain-fed regions. The daily consumption of eggs, milk and various forms of meat was found below daily recommended nutritional requirements in most of the households. This study confirms the findings of the earlier surveys made in this regard and highlights the demand side of food insecurity issues in Punjab province of Pakistan. Food security policies in Pakistan should focus entitlement and food access of farming households. The household and farm assets need to be built for reducing vulnerability of poorer farming community to food insecurity in Pakistan.

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Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: What Role for Food Security in Bangladesh?

Cited by 402 publications

References 19 publications

Women’s Empowerment Mitigates the Negative Effects of Low Production Diversity on Maternal and Child Nutrition in Nepal

Women’s Empowerment Mitigates the Negative Effects of Low Production Diversity on Maternal and Child Nutrition in Nepal

Reviving technology demonstration in farmer’s field – an appraisal

Socio-Economic Characteristics of Farming Community and Food Security Situation in Punjab, Pakistan

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