Substantial efforts have been devoted to the promotion of Zero Tillage as part of a Conservation Agriculture based Sustainable Intensification agenda in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia, yet there is no clear understanding of the gendered implications of the required change in weed management practices from tillage to herbicides. Other geographies such as in Sub-Saharan Africa have shown evidence that transitioning to Zero Tillage may have unbalanced gendered implications that burden women with additional tasks or lead to lessening agency. To address this, a targeted in-depth study with both spouses was implemented in 24 households across Bangladesh, India and Nepal over a period of 5 weeks during crop establishment to understand the perceptions, responsibilities, and knowledge of household spouses who have adopted Zero Tillage systems. This data is used to compare their weeding responsibilities and knowledge between their Pre- and post- Zero Tillage uptake. Findings indicate that the switch to Zero Tillage contributed to substantial time savings in India and Nepal and did not lead to any reallocation or increased burden of roles and responsibilities to women in any of the surveyed localities, while knowledge on weed management practices were balanced among spouses. This research suggests that the gendered experiences of users of Zero Tillage systems and subsequent use of herbicides in investigated locations may differ from Zero Tillage user experience in other geographies, in that Zero Tillage use did not reinforce or deepen existing inequalities within households. This highlights that Zero Tillage may provide an inclusive agricultural development pathway in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia.

在南亚东部恒河平原，作为保护性农业的可持续集约化议程的一部分，人们致力于促进零耕作，但是对耕作中杂草管理方法的必要改变所产生的性别影响尚无明确的了解。除草剂。其他地区，例如撒哈拉以南非洲地区，也有证据表明，过渡到零耕种可能会导致性别不平衡的影响，使妇女负担更多的任务或减少工作量。为了解决这个问题，在作物种植期间的5周内，在孟加拉国，印度和尼泊尔的24户家庭中，针对配偶双方进行了针对性的深入研究，以了解采用零耕法的家庭配偶的看法，责任和知识。系统。该数据用于比较零耕前和零耕后摄取之间的除草责任和知识。调查结果表明，在印度和尼泊尔，向零耕作的转变可节省大量时间，并且在任何调查的地区均未导致对妇女的角色和责任进行任何重新分配或增加负担，而配偶之间对杂草管理实践的了解是平衡的。这项研究表明，零耕作系统使用者的性别体验以及在调查地点随后使用除草剂的经历可能与其他地区的零耕作使用者经验有所不同，因为零耕作制度的使用并没有加剧或加深家庭内部现有的不平等现象。