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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okr-10986-254612021-04-23T14:04:31Z Caught in a Productivity Trap : A Distributional Perspective on Gender Differences in Malawian Agriculture Kilic, Talip Palacios-Lopez, Amparo Goldstein, Markus 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 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 equality. This study asks two main questions: (1) exactly how great are the differences in agricultural productivity between men and women in Malawi? And (2) how much of the gender gap is explained by differences in levels of agricultural inputs vs. differences in returns to these inputs? The author trace the varying constraints faced by farmers at different levels of productivity, as well as at average productivity, a level of analysis that is crucial for designing effective interventions aimed at bridging the gender gap. We find that on average, female-managed plots are 25 percent less productive than plots managed by males. Further, the gender gap widens significantly as agricultural productivity increases. More than 80 percent of the mean gender gap is explained by differences in levels of agricultural inputs, suggesting that addressing market and institutional failures underlying these differences could have direct economic benefits. 2016-11-28T21:09:33Z 2016-11-28T21:09:33Z 2013-09 Brief 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 English en_US Africa Region Gender Practice Policy Brief;No. 5 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Malawi |
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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 |
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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 Kilic, Talip Palacios-Lopez, Amparo Goldstein, Markus Caught in a Productivity Trap : A Distributional Perspective on Gender Differences in Malawian Agriculture |
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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 equality. This
study asks two main questions: (1) exactly how great are the
differences in agricultural productivity between men and
women in Malawi? And (2) how much of the gender gap is
explained by differences in levels of agricultural inputs
vs. differences in returns to these inputs? The author trace
the varying constraints faced by farmers at different levels
of productivity, as well as at average productivity, a level
of analysis that is crucial for designing effective
interventions aimed at bridging the gender gap. We find that
on average, female-managed plots are 25 percent less
productive than plots managed by males. Further, the gender
gap widens significantly as agricultural productivity
increases. More than 80 percent of the mean gender gap is
explained by differences in levels of agricultural inputs,
suggesting that addressing market and institutional failures
underlying these differences could have direct economic benefits. |
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Brief |
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Kilic, Talip Palacios-Lopez, Amparo Goldstein, Markus |
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Kilic, Talip Palacios-Lopez, Amparo Goldstein, Markus |
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Kilic, Talip |
| title |
Caught in a Productivity Trap : A Distributional Perspective on Gender Differences in Malawian Agriculture |
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Caught in a Productivity Trap : A Distributional Perspective on Gender Differences in Malawian Agriculture |
| title_full |
Caught in a Productivity Trap : A Distributional Perspective on Gender Differences in Malawian Agriculture |
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Caught in a Productivity Trap : A Distributional Perspective on Gender Differences in Malawian Agriculture |
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Caught in a Productivity Trap : A Distributional Perspective on Gender Differences in Malawian Agriculture |
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caught in a productivity trap : a distributional perspective on gender differences in malawian agriculture |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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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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