Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 48 Document Number: C00053
Notes:
This report is from a larger project file maintained by the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign > "International" section > "Jordan Project" file. The project file includes correspondence, agenda, teaching resources, participant projects, and other related materials., Urbana, IL: Agency for International Development Projects, Extension Editorial Office, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. 27pp.
14 pages., via online journal,, Effective agricultural extension is key to improving productivity, increasing farmers’ access to information, and promoting more diverse sets of crops and improved methods of cultivation. In India, however, the coverage of agricultural extension workers and the relevance of extension advice is poor. We investigate whether a women's self‐help group (SHG) platform could be an effective way of improving access to information, women's empowerment in agriculture, agricultural practices, and production diversity. We use cross‐sectional data on close to 1,000 women from five states in India and employ nearest‐neighbor matching models to match SHG and non‐SHG women along a range of observed characteristics. We find that participation in an SHG increases women's access to information and their participation in some agricultural decisions, but has limited impact on agricultural practices or outcomes, possibly due to financial constraints, social norms, and women's domestic responsibilities. SHGs need to go beyond provision of information to changing the dynamics around women's participation in agriculture to effectively translate knowledge into practice.
Agricultural Communications faculty (author / University of Illinois)
Format:
Project files
Publication Date:
1982-01-01
Published:
Pakistan: Office of Agricultural Communications, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D10034
Notes:
The project file is maintained in records of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois > "International" section > "Pakistan - TIPAN" file folder., This project file describes formation and early activities of the Office of Agricultural Communications, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois participation in the Northwest Frontier Province in Pakistan. This $15.2 million project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, was a collaborative effort with the Northwest Frontier Province Agricultural University. Agricultural communications faculty and staff members were involved in several initiatives, including development of courses and curricula, a learning resources center, and a continuing education center.
