Anticipating gender impacts in scaling innovations for agriculture: Insights from the literature

Erin McGuire, Anne M. Rietveld, Amanda Crump, Cees Leeuwis · 2021 · World Development Perspectives

Summary. Small farms produce most of the world's food, but innovations often fail to address gender inequalities and may cause harm. This review identifies six critical areas where gender considerations matter when scaling agricultural innovations: team composition, innovation design, communication, business models, technology adaptation, and political economy. The authors recommend practical methods for collecting gender-disaggregated data and call for scaling tools that explicitly address gender and social marginalization.

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McGuire, E., Rietveld, A. M., Crump, A., & Leeuwis, C.. (2021). Anticipating gender impacts in scaling innovations for agriculture: Insights from the literature. World Development Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2021.100386

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DOI: 10.1016/j.wdp.2021.100386
Countries: United States, Italy, Netherlands
Regions: North America, Europe
Categories: food-systems, agtech, innovation-networks
Added: 2026-04-28