The unsung women of citriculture: bridging science and society through macro and micro analysis for improved technology adoption in citrus value chain
Sangeeta Bhattacharyya, Deepa Lal, Arnab Roy, Priyanka Lal, Pinaki Roy, Samrat Sikdar, Suchandra Dutta, Tannishtha Bardhan

TL;DR
This paper highlights the role of women in citrus farming, showing how science and society can work together to improve their access to resources and technology.
Contribution
The study introduces a dual macro and micro analysis approach to assess gender disparities in citriculture and propose transformative strategies for women's empowerment.
Findings
Macroanalysis identified 10 major gender disparities across three categories in citrus farming.
Only 20% of women had a high Technology Adoption Score, indicating limited access to resources and knowledge.
Women with better technical knowledge faced fewer socio-personal disparities, showing a significant statistical correlation.
Abstract
Women constitute 43% of the global agricultural workforce, and remain largely undocumented in several sectors, especially citrus farming (citriculture). Although citrus fruits are cultivated commercially in more than 150 countries, significant gender disparities exist in citriculture, such as women facing drudgery, lack of access to resources, advisories, technical information, and opportunities for capacity development. In this study, the quantum of documentation done in “science” on “women in citriculture” was analyzed through “macroanalysis” whereby bibliographic assessment and systematic review of literature of 306 articles ranging from 1929 to 2024 available in “gender and citrus farming” from 35 major citrus producing countries was done using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and Rayyan Qatar Computing Research Institute…
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TopicsAgricultural Innovations and Practices · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
