Caught in a Productivity Trap : A Distributional Perspective on Gender Differences in Malawian Agriculture

Caught in a Productivity Trap : A Distributional Perspective on Gender Differences in Malawian Agriculture

The vast majority of households in Malawi are involved in agriculture, and improving agricultural productivity, particularly for women, who tend to attain lower yields than men, could lead to significant poverty reduction and improvements in gender...

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Main Authors: Kilic, Talip, Palacios-Lopez, Amparo, Goldstein, Markus
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
CASH CROP CULTIVATION
CREDIT ACCESS
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP VARIETIES
CROPS
ECONOMICS
FARMER
FEMALE
FEMALE FARMERS
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FEMALES
FERTILIZERS
GENDER
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER GAP
GENDER PROGRAM
GENDER SEGREGATION
HOUSEHOLD DYNAMICS
HUNGER
INCOME GROWTH
INTERVENTIONS
LIVING STANDARDS
MARKETING
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRODUCTIVITY
SCHOOLING
SUBSISTENCE
SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE
UNITED NATIONS
WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE
WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
AFRICA GENDER POLICY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/105321468271487196/Caught-in-a-productivity-trap-a-distributional-perspective-on-gender-differences-in-Malawian-agriculture
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25461

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/105321468271487196/Caught-in-a-productivity-trap-a-distributional-perspective-on-gender-differences-in-Malawian-agriculture
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25461

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