Climate change will likely affect several of the dimensions that determine people’s food security status in Bangladesh, from crop production to the availability and accessibility of food products. Crop diversification is a form of adaptation to climate change that reduces exposure to climate-related risks and has also been shown to increase diet diversity, reduce micronutrient deficiencies, and positively affect agro-ecological systems. Despite these benefits, the level of crop diversification in Bangladesh remains extremely low, requiring an examination of the factors that support uptake of this practice. This paper explores whether women’s empowerment, measured using the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), leads to increased diversification in the use of farmland. Our results reveal that some aspects of women’s empowerment in agriculture, but not all, lead to more diversification and to a transition from cereal production to other crops like vegetables and fruits. These findings suggest a possible pathway for gender-sensitive interventions that promote crop diversity as a risk management tool and as a way to improve the availability of nutritious crops.

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孟加拉国的妇女赋权和农田分配：作物多样化的可能途径的证据

气候变化可能会影响决定孟加拉国人民粮食安全状况的几个方面，从作物生产到食品的可用性和可及性。作物多样化是适应气候变化的一种形式，可以减少与气候相关的风险，也已被证明可以增加饮食多样性，减少微量营养素缺乏，并对农业生态系统产生积极影响。尽管有这些好处，孟加拉国的作物多样化水平仍然极低，需要检查支持采用这种做法的因素。本文探讨了使用妇女赋权农业指数 (WEAI) 衡量的妇女赋权是否会导致农田使用的多样化。我们的研究结果表明，在农业中赋予妇女权力的某些方面（但不是全部）导致了更多的多样化以及从谷物生产向蔬菜和水果等其他作物的过渡。这些发现为性别敏感干预提供了一条可能的途径，促进作物多样性作为风险管理工具和提高营养作物供应的一种方式。