Effects of experiential learning on women’s participation in agricultural decision making in India

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dc.creatorMeinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
dc.creatorElDidi, Hagar
dc.creatorFalk, Thomas
dc.creatorSanil, Richu
dc.date2024-12-18
dc.date2024-12-18T16:43:29Z
dc.date2024-12-18T16:43:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:02:20Z
dc.descriptionWomen’s decision-making in agriculture has received considerable research and policy attention in recent years. Decision-making is a key aspect of empowerment. For example, women’s input in productive decisions is a key indicator in the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI). Inclusion of women in decision-making can also help ensure that their knowledge and priorities are considered, which can lead to better agricultural outcomes and resource conditions. A cross-sectional study found that in Burkina Faso, India, Malawi, and Tanzania, households where women were more included in decision making on agricultural production produced more varied food-group crops with higher nutrient density. The question is how to strengthen women’s decision-making ability. A review of 12 agricultural development projects with explicit aims for women’s empowerment found that only 3 had a significant impact on women’s participation in agricultural and livelihood decision-making. An evidence scan on programmatic approaches to increasing women’s decision-making power found that the majority of such interventions focused on household- or community-level changes to social norms, technical training, or leadership, role models, and mentoring. The study notes the need for more contextualized studies of different programmatic approaches to increase women’s decision-making power and outcomes associated with the interventions.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/163731
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/92805
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/162772
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.5334/ijc.1317
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101289
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13862-280130
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/162988
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMeinzen-Dick, Ruth; ElDidi, Hagar; Falk, Thomas; and Sanil, Richu. 2024. Effects of experiential learning on women’s participation in agricultural decision making in India. Scaling Up Experiential Learning Tools Project Note 3. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163731
dc.subjectexperiential learning
dc.subjectwomen's participation
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectwomen's empowerment
dc.subjectsocial norms
dc.titleEffects of experiential learning on women’s participation in agricultural decision making in India
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