Gender and agricultural innovation in Oromia region, Ethiopia: from innovator to tempered radical

Cathy Rozel Farnworth, Diana Escobedo López, L.B. Badstue, Mahelet Hailemariam, Bekele Abeyo · 2018 · Gender Technology and Development

Summary. Women and men farmer innovators in Ethiopia's Oromia region actively challenge restrictive gender norms and top-down extension systems while pursuing agricultural innovation. Women innovators face particular constraints, operating as precarious outsiders who carefully negotiate between social expectations and sanctions. The study uses the concept of 'tempered radicals' to explain how innovators contest dominant narratives while advancing their own farming practices, revealing significant gender differences in how they navigate competing pressures.

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  title   = {Gender and agricultural innovation in Oromia region, Ethiopia: from innovator to tempered radical},
  author  = {Cathy Rozel Farnworth and Diana Escobedo López and L.B. Badstue and Mahelet Hailemariam and Bekele Abeyo},
  journal = {Gender Technology and Development},
  year    = {2018},
  doi     = {10.1080/09718524.2018.1557315},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09718524.2018.1557315}
}

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DOI

10.1080/09718524.2018.1557315

Countries

Ethiopia

Regions

Africa

Categories

agtech, innovation-networks

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2026-04-28