Can gender transformative agroecological interventions improve women’s autonomy?

Moses Mosonsieyiri Kansanga (), Rachel Bezner Kerr, Esther Lupafya, Laifolo Dakishoni and Isaac Luginaah
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Moses Mosonsieyiri Kansanga: George Washington University
Rachel Bezner Kerr: Cornell University, Ithaca
Esther Lupafya: Soils, Food and Healthy Communities Organization
Laifolo Dakishoni: Soils, Food and Healthy Communities Organization
Isaac Luginaah: University of Western Ontario

Agriculture and Human Values, 2024, vol. 41, issue 3, No 16, 1175 pages

Abstract: Abstract Although improving both the ecological and social conditions of agriculture are central pillars of agroecology, emerging empirical research has focused largely on exploring its ecological contributions. Key among the less studied social aspects is gender (in)equity. Drawing data from northern Malawi, this paper investigates the relationship between agroecology and women’s autonomy in smallholder farming households. Overall, our findings showed participatory agroecology with a gender transformative lens can promote women’s autonomy. Although there was no observed significant difference in women’s autonomy at the baseline, women in agroecology practicing households (β = 0.20, p

Keywords: Agroecology; Women’s autonomy; Gender inequality; Smallholder agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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