Fertilizer use gaps of women-headed households under diverse rice-based cropping patterns: Survey-based evidence from the Eastern Gangetic Plain, South Asia

Women-headed households (WHHs) have limited access to agricultural inputs and extension services relative to male-headed households (MHHs) which may lead to yield gaps, poorer livelihoods and greater food insecurity. Since lower fertilizer use by WHHs will restrict crop yield, we examined how limite...

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Main Authors: Md. Shofiqul Islam, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Richard W. Bell, Davina Boyd, Jane Hutchison, M.A. Monayem Miah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023013464