Agroecology increasingly has gained scientific and policy recognition as having potential to
address environmental and social issues within food production, but concerns have been …

This paper addresses women's empowerment in agriculture, innovations in its
measurement, and emerging evidence. We discuss the evolution of the conceptualization …

Women's groups are important rural social and financial institutions in South Asia. In India, a
large majority of women's groups programs are implemented through self-help groups …

Using new survey data from rural Kenya, this paper assesses the moderating effect of
women's empowerment on the relationship between agricultural technology adoption and …

Water is an essential nutrient that has primarily been considered in terms of its physiological
necessity. But reliable access to water in sufficient quantities and quality is also critical for …

Food insecurity and malnutrition remain a challenge globally. The United Nation's “Scaling-
up Nutrition” program emphasized the importance of women in national efforts to scale up …

Background Approximately 40% of children 3 to 4 years of age in low-and middle-income
countries have suboptimal development and growth. Women's empowerment may help …

Although women's empowerment and gender equality are often linked with better maternal
and child nutrition outcomes, recent systematic reviews find inconclusive evidence. This …

Women's empowerment is essential to improve nutrition in low and middle-income
countries. We investigated the empowerment of women in agriculture in association with …

Evaluating the human health and well-being effects of emerging technologies is essential.
Yet, data to support rigorous evaluation of these effects through social life cycle assessment …