Women's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal

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dc.creatorAlvi, Muzna
dc.creatorBarooah, Prapti
dc.creatorGupta, Shweta
dc.creatorSaini, Smriti
dc.date2021-03-01
dc.date2024-05-22T12:10:17Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:10:17Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:22:03Z
dc.descriptionCOVID-19 induced lockdowns have had far reaching impacts on the rural sector, particularly on women farmers. These impacts have been exacerbated by lack of access to reliable and timely agriculture information. Using panel phone survey data from India and Nepal, we study how women's access to agricultural extension was impacted by the lockdowns and its effect on agricultural productivity. We find that women's already low access to formal extension was reduced further, leading to an increased reliance on informal social networks. In both countries, nearly 50% farmers reported negative impacts on productivity due to inaccessibility of information during the lockdown. In India, we find that access to formal extension is mediated by crop type, geographic location and caste identity. We discuss ways in which extension systems in India and Nepal can be made more inclusive and resilient to future crisis, including by adapting group and community-based approaches to post-pandemic best practices.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/142304
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/102298
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134446
dc.relationhttps://aidmi.org/agriculture-gender-and-covid-19-impact-and-recovery/
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAlvi, Muzna Fatima; Barooah, Prapti; Gupta, Shweta; and Saini, Smriti. 2021. Women's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal. Agricultural Systems 188(March 2021): 103035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2020.103035
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectethnicity
dc.subjectagricultural extension
dc.subjectcovid-19
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectethnic groups
dc.subjectresilience
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleWomen's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal
dc.typeJournal Article

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