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journal article

Designing for empowerment impact in agricultural development projects: Experimental evidence from the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) project in Bangladesh

world development
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2021
| by Agnes R. Quisumbing, Akhter Ahmed, John F. Hoddinott, Audrey Pereira and Shalini Roy

The importance of women’s roles for nutrition-sensitive agricultural projects is increasingly recognized, yet little is known about whether such projects improve women’s empowerment and gender equality.

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Mapping development potential of dry-season small-scale irrigation in Sub-Saharan African countries under joint biophysical and economic constraints: An agent-based modeling approach with an application to Ethiopia

agricultural systems
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2021
| by Hua Xie, Liangzhi You, Yihun T. Dile, Abeyou W. Worqlul and Jean Claude Bizimana

Sub-Saharan Africa has long been beset with food insecurity. Investment in small-scale irrigation may provide a solution to address the challenge by extending crop production into the dry season.

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Empowerment in agricultural value chains: Mixed methods evidence from the Philippines

journal of rural studies
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2020
| by Hazel J. Malapit, Catherine Ragasa, Elena M. Martinez, Deborah Rubin, Greg Seymour and Agnes Quisumbing

Women's participation and empowerment in value chains are goals of many development organizations, but there has been limited systematic, rigorous research to track these goals between and within value chains (VCs).