Unpacking Performance and Empowerment in Female Farmers' Groups : The Case of the Fadama Project in Nigeria
Women play an important role in rural economic activity but face severe constraints to productivity and socioeconomic security. Nigeria's agriculture sector employs 35 percent of women and up to 44 percent of female heads of households. Yet a...
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Women play an important role in rural
economic activity but face severe constraints to
productivity and socioeconomic security. Nigeria's
agriculture sector employs 35 percent of women and up to 44
percent of female heads of households. Yet a number of
factors constrain the expansion and diversification of
agricultural activities, including fewer rights to land than
men, lower access to credit, and inequitable access to
inputs, fertilizers, and extension services. As a result,
their agricultural productivity remains lower than that of
men and their vulnerability to food insecurity and poverty
higher. How to help female farmers increase their
agricultural productivity and expand their economic
opportunities is thus a key policy question. The government
sees its agriculture transformation agenda (ATA) as a
critical tool for driving rural income growth, accelerating
the achievement of food and nutritional security, generating
employment, and transforming the country into a leading
player in global food markets. The strategy is to improve
the value chains of a number of agricultural commodities by
focusing on key aspects, including the availability and
provision of improved inputs (seed and fertilizer), support
for increased productivity and production, and the
establishment of staple crop processing zones. With a view
to informing the design of future agriculture policies and
projects, this research investigated the experience of
female farmers in an existing agriculture development
project, the National Fadama Development Project (Fadama).
Fadama is a community-driven development (CDD) project that
aims to reduce rural poverty and increase food availability
throughout all 36 states and the Federal capital territory
in Nigeria. In particular, the research examines: target;
performance; and empowerment of female farmers. This paper
focuses predominantly on female Fadama user groups (FUGs)
involved in cassava and palm oil processing, as these are
the main crops with which women work under Fadama in Ogun
state. Section A presents the factors that facilitate and
shape women s access to and performance in FUGs. Section B
discusses how women s increased income under the project
affects their economic empowerment. Section C draws
conclusions on the basis of this research, laying out key
findings and exploring their operational and policy implications. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Porter, Raewyn Zovighian, Diane |
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Porter, Raewyn Zovighian, Diane |
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Porter, Raewyn |
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Unpacking Performance and Empowerment in Female Farmers' Groups : The Case of the Fadama Project in Nigeria |
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Unpacking Performance and Empowerment in Female Farmers' Groups : The Case of the Fadama Project in Nigeria |
| title_full |
Unpacking Performance and Empowerment in Female Farmers' Groups : The Case of the Fadama Project in Nigeria |
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Unpacking Performance and Empowerment in Female Farmers' Groups : The Case of the Fadama Project in Nigeria |
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Unpacking Performance and Empowerment in Female Farmers' Groups : The Case of the Fadama Project in Nigeria |
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unpacking performance and empowerment in female farmers' groups : the case of the fadama project in nigeria |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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okr-10986-211172021-04-23T14:03:59Z Unpacking Performance and Empowerment in Female Farmers' Groups : The Case of the Fadama Project in Nigeria Porter, Raewyn Zovighian, Diane ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENTS ARTISAN ASSETS AWARD OF CONTRACT BIDDERS BIDDING BIDS BUDGET ALLOCATION BUDGET INFORMATION BUDGET TRANSPARENCY BUREAUCRACY CAPACITY-BUILDING CITIZEN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPLAINTS CONTRACT EXECUTION COPIES OF BIDS CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION E-NEWSLETTERS EVALUATION OF BIDS EVALUATION REPORT FILM INDUSTRY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION GENERAL PUBLIC GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE PROCESSES GOVERNANCE REFORM GOVERNANCE REFORMS GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ICT INFORMATION REQUESTS INITIATIVE INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVITATION FOR BIDS JUDICIAL REVIEW JUDICIAL REVIEWS LEADERSHIP LICENSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MEDIA MILITARY REGIME MINISTRY OF FINANCE MOBILE APPLICATION MOBILE PHONE MONITORING EFFORT NATIONAL PROCUREMENT NETWORKS PATRONAGE POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL WILL POLITICIANS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT LAWS PROCUREMENT MONITORING PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE PROCUREMENT PLANS PROCUREMENT PROCESSES PROCUREMENT RECORDS PROCUREMENT REVIEW PROCUREMENT TRAINING PROCURING ENTITY PUBLIC PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC BID OPENING PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCESS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNANCE QUERIES RESULT RULE OF LAW SEARCH SEARCH ENGINE SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SERVICES TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL SUPPORT TENDERS TRANSPARENCY USER VIOLENCE WINNING BIDDER YOUTH Women play an important role in rural economic activity but face severe constraints to productivity and socioeconomic security. Nigeria's agriculture sector employs 35 percent of women and up to 44 percent of female heads of households. Yet a number of factors constrain the expansion and diversification of agricultural activities, including fewer rights to land than men, lower access to credit, and inequitable access to inputs, fertilizers, and extension services. As a result, their agricultural productivity remains lower than that of men and their vulnerability to food insecurity and poverty higher. How to help female farmers increase their agricultural productivity and expand their economic opportunities is thus a key policy question. The government sees its agriculture transformation agenda (ATA) as a critical tool for driving rural income growth, accelerating the achievement of food and nutritional security, generating employment, and transforming the country into a leading player in global food markets. The strategy is to improve the value chains of a number of agricultural commodities by focusing on key aspects, including the availability and provision of improved inputs (seed and fertilizer), support for increased productivity and production, and the establishment of staple crop processing zones. With a view to informing the design of future agriculture policies and projects, this research investigated the experience of female farmers in an existing agriculture development project, the National Fadama Development Project (Fadama). Fadama is a community-driven development (CDD) project that aims to reduce rural poverty and increase food availability throughout all 36 states and the Federal capital territory in Nigeria. In particular, the research examines: target; performance; and empowerment of female farmers. This paper focuses predominantly on female Fadama user groups (FUGs) involved in cassava and palm oil processing, as these are the main crops with which women work under Fadama in Ogun state. Section A presents the factors that facilitate and shape women s access to and performance in FUGs. Section B discusses how women s increased income under the project affects their economic empowerment. Section C draws conclusions on the basis of this research, laying out key findings and exploring their operational and policy implications. 2015-01-06T23:44:49Z 2015-01-06T23:44:49Z 2014-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/ http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21117 English en_US Perspectives on social development; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Nigeria |