Gender Differentials and Agricultural Productivity in Niger
Most of the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa live in rural areas where agriculture is the main income source. This agriculture is characterized by low performance and its productivity growth has been identified as a key driver of poverty reduction. In Ni...
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okr-10986-215932021-04-23T14:04:03Z Gender Differentials and Agricultural Productivity in Niger Backiny-Yetna, Prospere McGee, Kevin ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING CHILD CARE CHILD LABOR COMMUNITIES COUNTRYSIDE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION DWELLING EMPLOYMENT FAMILY LABOR FEMALE FEMALE FARMERS FEMALE LABOR FEMALES GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIFFERENTIAL GENDER DIFFERENTIALS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY IN ACCESS GENDER GAP GENDER INDICATORS HOME HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INHABITANTS INTERVENTIONS LABOR MARKET LABOR SHORTAGE LABORERS LAND OWNERSHIP LITERACY LIVING CONDITIONS MARITAL STATUS NUTRITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH REAL INCOME RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SEX UNITED NATIONS URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATIONS VULNERABLE PERSONS WILL WOMAN WOMEN FARMERS Most of the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa live in rural areas where agriculture is the main income source. This agriculture is characterized by low performance and its productivity growth has been identified as a key driver of poverty reduction. In Niger, as in many other African countries, productivity is even lower among female peasants. To build policy interventions to improve agricultural productivity among women, it is important to measure the potential gap between men and women and understand the determinants that explain the gap. This paper uses the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition methodology at the aggregate and detailed levels to identify the factors that explain the productivity gap. The analysis finds that in Niger on average plots managed by women produce 19 percent less per hectare than plots managed by men. It also finds that the gender gap tends to be widest among Niger's most productive farmers. The primary factors that contribute to the gender productivity gap in Niger are: (i) farm labor, with women facing significant challenges in accessing, using, and supervising male farm labor; (ii) the quantity and quality of fertilizer use, with men using more inorganic fertilizer per hectare than women; and (iii) land ownership and characteristics, with men owning more land and enjoying higher returns to ownership than women. 2015-03-11T20:37:15Z 2015-03-11T20:37:15Z 2015-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24040737/gender-differentials-agricultural-productivity-niger http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21593 English en_US Policy Research working paper;no. WPS 7199 Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7199 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Niger |
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ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING CHILD CARE CHILD LABOR COMMUNITIES COUNTRYSIDE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION DWELLING EMPLOYMENT FAMILY LABOR FEMALE FEMALE FARMERS FEMALE LABOR FEMALES GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIFFERENTIAL GENDER DIFFERENTIALS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY IN ACCESS GENDER GAP GENDER INDICATORS HOME HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INHABITANTS INTERVENTIONS LABOR MARKET LABOR SHORTAGE LABORERS LAND OWNERSHIP LITERACY LIVING CONDITIONS MARITAL STATUS NUTRITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH REAL INCOME RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SEX UNITED NATIONS URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATIONS VULNERABLE PERSONS WILL WOMAN WOMEN FARMERS |
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ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING CHILD CARE CHILD LABOR COMMUNITIES COUNTRYSIDE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION DWELLING EMPLOYMENT FAMILY LABOR FEMALE FEMALE FARMERS FEMALE LABOR FEMALES GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIFFERENTIAL GENDER DIFFERENTIALS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY IN ACCESS GENDER GAP GENDER INDICATORS HOME HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD WORK HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INHABITANTS INTERVENTIONS LABOR MARKET LABOR SHORTAGE LABORERS LAND OWNERSHIP LITERACY LIVING CONDITIONS MARITAL STATUS NUTRITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH REAL INCOME RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SEX UNITED NATIONS URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATIONS VULNERABLE PERSONS WILL WOMAN WOMEN FARMERS Backiny-Yetna, Prospere McGee, Kevin Gender Differentials and Agricultural Productivity in Niger |
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Most of the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa
live in rural areas where agriculture is the main income
source. This agriculture is characterized by low performance
and its productivity growth has been identified as a key
driver of poverty reduction. In Niger, as in many other
African countries, productivity is even lower among female
peasants. To build policy interventions to improve
agricultural productivity among women, it is important to
measure the potential gap between men and women and
understand the determinants that explain the gap. This paper
uses the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition methodology at the
aggregate and detailed levels to identify the factors that
explain the productivity gap. The analysis finds that in
Niger on average plots managed by women produce 19 percent
less per hectare than plots managed by men. It also finds
that the gender gap tends to be widest among Niger's
most productive farmers. The primary factors that contribute
to the gender productivity gap in Niger are: (i) farm labor,
with women facing significant challenges in accessing,
using, and supervising male farm labor; (ii) the quantity
and quality of fertilizer use, with men using more inorganic
fertilizer per hectare than women; and (iii) land ownership
and characteristics, with men owning more land and enjoying
higher returns to ownership than women. |
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Backiny-Yetna, Prospere McGee, Kevin |
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Backiny-Yetna, Prospere McGee, Kevin |
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Backiny-Yetna, Prospere |
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Gender Differentials and Agricultural Productivity in Niger |
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Gender Differentials and Agricultural Productivity in Niger |
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Gender Differentials and Agricultural Productivity in Niger |
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Gender Differentials and Agricultural Productivity in Niger |
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Gender Differentials and Agricultural Productivity in Niger |
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gender differentials and agricultural productivity in niger |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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