Empowering women improves household food productivity and security. We examined women’s empowerment within the cassava value chain according to the five domains of empowerment of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index, using data from 228 respondents in Tanzania. Disempowerment indices for women and men were 0.95 and 0.14, respectively. Women were disempowered in the production, leadership, and time domains. Women were empowered in the resources domain, which entailed joint ownership and decision making. Marital status and educational levels were significantly associated with women’s empowerment. Policies to improve women’s empowerment should focus on securing ownership of resources and access to credit.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2017.1325433

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2017.1325433

Capacity Development; Cassava; Food Security; Gender

Cassava; Value Chain; Women'S Empowerment; Traditional Food; Five Domains Of Empowerment

Africa; East Africa

Tanzania

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems