Association of membership in a farmer producer organization with crop diversity, household income, diet diversity, and women's empowerment in Uttar Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To date, the impact of farmer producer organizations (FPOs) in India is under-explored in the empirical literature. The primary objective of this study was to test whether agricultural households with FPO members in Uttar Pradesh, India have greater crop diversity and higher income, and whether adults in those households have greater diet diversity and women are more empowered.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2023 with two groups of agricultural households, those: (1) with an FPO member (n = 417 households, 414 men and 412 women) and (2) without an FPO member (n = 402, 395 men and 388 women). Diet diversity was measured at the individual level using the FAO minimum diet diversity (MDD) score. Women's empowerment was measured using a modified ve

SUBMITTER: Jaacks LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11940710 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature