Large-scale rollout of extension training in Bangladesh: Challenges and opportunities for gender-inclusive participation.

ABSTRACT: Despite the recognized importance of women's participation in agricultural extension services, research continues to show inequalities in women's participation. Emerging capacities for conducting large-scale extension training using information and communication technologies (ICTs) now afford opportunities for generating the rich datasets needed to analyze situational factors that affect women's participation. Data was recorded from 1,070 video-based agricultural extension training events (131,073 farmers) in four Administrative Divisions of Bangladesh (Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, and Rajshahi). The study analyzed the effect of gender of the trainer, time of the day, day of the week, month of the year, Bangladesh Administrative Division, and venue type on (1) the expected number of extension e

SUBMITTER: Medendorp JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9269913 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature