Gender relationships regarding male–female asset ownership and control in Africa influence key decisions regarding the uptake of biogas energy. Our results indicate that though positively correlated with the likelihood of adopting biogas energy, gender of the household head, a proxy variable for gender influence on the decision to adopt, was not statistically significant, with an odds ratio of 1.433. This suggests that households headed by women are not differently constrained from adoption of biogas technology. This is a particularly encouraging development as regards the promotion of biogas technology in an environment where women have less access to and control of resources, yet provide most of the labour required for production. Recognising that women are as important in the biogas technology adoption process as their male counterparts can be particularly instru- mental in targeting women’s organisations for promoting biogas technology.