Undernutrition and low women's status persist as major development obstacles in South Asia an... more Undernutrition and low women's status persist as major development obstacles in South Asia and specifically, Nepal. Multi‐sectoral approaches, including nutrition‐sensitive agriculture, are potential avenues for further reductions in undernutrition. Although evidence is growing, many questions remain regarding how gender mediates the translation of agricultural production activities into nutritional benefit. In this study, we examined how gender influences the pathway from agricultural production to improved income and control of income, with a focus on five domains of empowerment: decision‐making power, freedom of mobility, social support, workload and time, and self‐efficacy. For this, we conducted a qualitative retrospective assessment (N = 10 FGDs) among 73 beneficiary women of a nutrition‐sensitive agriculture programme implemented from 2008 to 2012 in two districts of Nepal—Baitadi and Kailali. We found that women reported increased decision‐making power, new knowledge and...
Undernutrition and low women's status persist as major development obstacles in South Asia an... more Undernutrition and low women's status persist as major development obstacles in South Asia and specifically, Nepal. Multi‐sectoral approaches, including nutrition‐sensitive agriculture, are potential avenues for further reductions in undernutrition. Although evidence is growing, many questions remain regarding how gender mediates the translation of agricultural production activities into nutritional benefit. In this study, we examined how gender influences the pathway from agricultural production to improved income and control of income, with a focus on five domains of empowerment: decision‐making power, freedom of mobility, social support, workload and time, and self‐efficacy. For this, we conducted a qualitative retrospective assessment (N = 10 FGDs) among 73 beneficiary women of a nutrition‐sensitive agriculture programme implemented from 2008 to 2012 in two districts of Nepal—Baitadi and Kailali. We found that women reported increased decision‐making power, new knowledge and...
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