Author: Per Pinstrup-Andersen
Women’s Empowerment in Indian Agriculture: Does Market Orientation of Farming Systems Matter?
Abstract This paper studies the relationship between the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and market orientation of farm production in India. This is the first time that the WEAI has been used in an Indian agricultural context and the first time that it is...
Women’s Empowerment and Nutrition Status: The Case of Iron Deficiency in India
Abstract In this paper we study the relationship between women’s empowerment in agriculture and their iron deficiency status in Maharashtra, India. This is the first time the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) has been used in association with explicit measurement of medical biomarkers for...