Dasgupta, Siddhartha (author) and Devadoss, Stephen (author)
Format:
Research paper
Publication Date:
1997-07-13
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 109 Document Number: C10330
Journal Title Details:
17 pages
Notes:
This paper is selected for Western Agricultural Economics Association 1997 Annual Meeting, July13-16, 1997, Reno/Sparks, Nevada
13-16, 1997, Reno/Sparks, Nevada
Staff Papers of University of Idaho
12 pages., Online via Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)., Findings showed that women smallholders' uptake was affected by limited access to credit, extension, restricted membership in cooperatives and water user associations, lack of access or user rights to land, skill training, information, and restricted mobility. Authors suggested that expanding off-farm diversification and rural employment opportunities through changing the land tenure system, which is currently state-owned, are essential to enhance women smallholders' access to land and other agricultural inputs.
