Worldwide, women and girls face unequal opportunities, and Asia is no exception – especially in countries where deep cultural traditions influence the role and mobility of women in society. Improving agriculture production requires access to land, access to knowledge, and access to markets. This is not so easy for women in some Asian countries where men are traditionally or even legally entitled to inherit land or receive a larger share of it as inheritance than women. These customs increase the dependency of women on men, and limit them from owning land which to generate income for themselves and their families.

Knowledge is power, but rural women have little access to education. In times of (economic) crises, girls are the first

to be kept at home. This hampers opportunities for women and girls to develop outside of their households, and for

instance to support innovation on their farms... — blogs.adb.org/blog