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Women’s empowerment and the adoption of improved maize varieties: Evidence from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania

Content Provider	Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Author	Seymour, Gregory Doss, Cheryl Marenya, Paswel Phiri Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Passarelli, Simone
Organization	IFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division
Spatial Coverage	Tanzania;Kenya;Ethiopia [ET;KE;TZ]
Description	Despite recent evidence that decisions about technology adoption often involve input from both men and women, the literature on technology adoption rarely considers gender and intrahousehold issues. In this paper, we use survey data from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania to investigate the influence of women’s empowerment on the adoption of improved maize varieties (IMVs). While our results are mixed as to whether or not women’s empowerment is positively correlated with higher rates of adoption, we find overwhelmingly that women’s empowerment is positively correlated with greater participation by women in decisions about the adoption of IMVs, the acquisition of credit for the purchase of IMVs, and the acquisition of extension services related to IMVs.
Related Links	https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/8cfb696c-c0b2-44a2-bad8-305c5b3dc809
File Format	PDF
Language	English
Publisher Date	2016-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Policies, Institutions, and Markets Gender Technology Adoption Maize
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science

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