Inside Story: Empowering women as climate-smart agriculture leaders proves key to resilience

The document details a project in Campierganj, India, where the Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG) implements climate-smart agriculture training. By focusing on gender-responsive approaches and empowering women—who comprise over 40% of the local agricultural workforce—the initiative has improved crop yields, increased women's income, and enhanced their social standing and leadership roles within the community.

• In Campierganj, Uttar Pradesh, climate change has manifested as longer summers, harsher winters, unpredictable rains, and an increased prevalence of flash floods that cause more damage than previous rainfall patterns.
• Training women in climate-smart farming techniques has led to more reliable agricultural yields, increased income for women, and improved social outcomes, including higher female participation in community decision-making and a reduction in early marriages for girls.
• The success of GEAG's initiatives in promoting resilience and gender equality is attributed to strategies that involve local women's groups to build collective bargaining power, support women in leadership roles within agricultural institutions, and include both men and women as beneficiaries to ensure transparency and co-ownership.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2020). Inside Story: Empowering women as climate-smart agriculture leaders proves key to resilience. https://cdkn.org/resource/inside-story-empowering-women-as-climatesmart-agriculture-leaders-proves-key-to-resilience

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Inside Story: Empowering women as climate-smart agriculture leaders proves key to resilience. 2020. https://cdkn.org/resource/inside-story-empowering-women-as-climatesmart-agriculture-leaders-proves-key-to-resilience.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2020inside, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Inside Story: Empowering women as climate-smart agriculture leaders proves key to resilience}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2020}, month = sep, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/inside-story-empowering-women-as-climatesmart-agriculture-leaders-proves-key-to-resilience}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }