Women's access to agricultural technologies in rice production and processing hubs: A comparative analysis of Ethiopia, Madagascar and Tanzania
Women's access to agricultural technologies in rice production and processing hubs: A comparative analysis of Ethiopia, Madagascar and Tanzania
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.03.011
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发表时间：
2018-05-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Rodenburg, Jonne
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作者：
Achandi, Esther L.;Mujawamariya, Gaudiose;Rodenburg, Jonne
本研究介绍了对东非三个不同国家（埃塞俄比亚、坦桑尼亚和马达加斯加）的五个中心（稻米生产和加工的集中区）27个村庄的560个稻米种植园进行的农民调查结果。主要研究目标是评估妇女获得稻米技术的机会和采用技术的限制因素。对五个不同类别的制约因素进行了分析：（1）体制;（2）获得农业投入;（3）技术背景;（4）家庭和社会文化;（5）推广。推广的主要提供者是公共（政府）、非政府组织和国际组织。我们的研究表明，技术采用的总体制约因素是体制和文化障碍，并与推广服务的提供模式有关。此外，与妇女进行的焦点小组讨论表明，在家庭一级赋予妇女决策权，可以促进妇女获得和参与推广咨询服务所建议的更好的耕作方法。在妇女能够克服获得推广培训和获得改进技术的障碍时，情况尤其如此。
This study presents results from a farmer survey conducted with 560 rice fanners from 27 villages spread over five hubs (concentration areas of rice production and processing) in three different countries in Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania and Madagascar). The main research objective was to assess women's access to rice technologies and constraints to adoption of technologies. Constraints were analyzed over five different categories: (1) institutional (2) access to agricultural inputs, (3) technology-contextual, (4) household and socio-cultural and (5) extension. Key providers of extension were public (government), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and international organizations. Our study identifies that the overarching constraints to technology adoption are institutional and cultural impediments and related to the mode of delivery of extension services. Furthermore, the Focus Group Discussions (FGD) with the women, revealed that empowerment of women in decision making at the household level can enhance women's access and engagement in better farming practices suggested under extension advisory services. This is specifically true where women are able to overcome the hurdles of acquisition of extension training and access to the improved technologies.