Understanding men’s and women’s access to and control of assets and the implications for agricultural development projects: A case study in rice-farming households in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

Pede, Valerien O.; Luis, Joyce; Sharma, Raman; Singh, Abha; Stipular, Jeffrey; Villanueva, Donald; Paris, Thelma R.

Understanding men’s and women’s access to and control of assets and the implications for agricultural development projects: A case study in rice-farming households in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

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International Food Policy Research Institute
International Rice Research Institute

Descripción

This research was undertaken to understand gender issues on the distribution of, access to, and control over major assets of rice-farming households as well as the effects of technologies promoted by an Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) project in selected villages in eastern Uttar Pradesh (EUP), India.

Palabras clave

gender, households, agricultural research, technology, rice, farm equipment, assets, livelihoods, agricultural development, decision making, mechanization, women