Feminization of Agriculture in China : Debunking the Myth and Measuring the Consequence of Women Participation in Agriculture

This paper helps build a clear picture of the role of women in China's agriculture and, if agricultural feminization has been occurring, its impact on labor use, productivity, and welfare. Using two data sets that track changes in labor use over time, the authors examine the evolution of off fa...

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Main Authors:	Zhang, Linxiu, Rozelle, Scott, Liu, Chengfang, Olivia, Susan, de Brauw, Alan, Li, Qiang
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	World Development Report 2008
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9103

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spelling	okr-10986-91032021-04-23T14:02:44Z Feminization of Agriculture in China : Debunking the Myth and Measuring the Consequence of Women Participation in Agriculture Zhang, Linxiu Rozelle, Scott Liu, Chengfang Olivia, Susan de Brauw, Alan Li, Qiang World Development Report 2008 This paper helps build a clear picture of the role of women in China's agriculture and, if agricultural feminization has been occurring, its impact on labor use, productivity, and welfare. Using two data sets that track changes in labor use over time, the authors examine the evolution of off farm and on farm employment trends and analyze the role of men and women in the emergence of China's labor markets. They explore who is working on China's farms, and the effects of these decisions on labor use, productivity and welfare. The analysis debunks the myth that China's agriculture is becoming feminized. Even if women were taking over the farm, the consequences in China would be mostly positive from a labor supply, productivity and income point of view. There may be some lessons for the rest of the world on what policies and institutions help make women productive in a nation's agricultural sector. Policies that insure equal access to land, regulations that dictate open access to credit, and economic development strategies that encourage competitive and efficient markets all contribute to an environment in which women farmers can succeed. 2012-06-26T15:38:26Z 2012-06-26T15:38:26Z 2006-11 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9103 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC East Asia and Pacific China
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description	This paper helps build a clear picture of the role of women in China's agriculture and, if agricultural feminization has been occurring, its impact on labor use, productivity, and welfare. Using two data sets that track changes in labor use over time, the authors examine the evolution of off farm and on farm employment trends and analyze the role of men and women in the emergence of China's labor markets. They explore who is working on China's farms, and the effects of these decisions on labor use, productivity and welfare. The analysis debunks the myth that China's agriculture is becoming feminized. Even if women were taking over the farm, the consequences in China would be mostly positive from a labor supply, productivity and income point of view. There may be some lessons for the rest of the world on what policies and institutions help make women productive in a nation's agricultural sector. Policies that insure equal access to land, regulations that dictate open access to credit, and economic development strategies that encourage competitive and efficient markets all contribute to an environment in which women farmers can succeed.
author	Zhang, Linxiu Rozelle, Scott Liu, Chengfang Olivia, Susan de Brauw, Alan Li, Qiang
author_facet	Zhang, Linxiu Rozelle, Scott Liu, Chengfang Olivia, Susan de Brauw, Alan Li, Qiang
author_sort	Zhang, Linxiu
title	Feminization of Agriculture in China : Debunking the Myth and Measuring the Consequence of Women Participation in Agriculture
title_short	Feminization of Agriculture in China : Debunking the Myth and Measuring the Consequence of Women Participation in Agriculture
title_full	Feminization of Agriculture in China : Debunking the Myth and Measuring the Consequence of Women Participation in Agriculture
title_fullStr	Feminization of Agriculture in China : Debunking the Myth and Measuring the Consequence of Women Participation in Agriculture
title_full_unstemmed	Feminization of Agriculture in China : Debunking the Myth and Measuring the Consequence of Women Participation in Agriculture
title_sort	feminization of agriculture in china : debunking the myth and measuring the consequence of women participation in agriculture
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9103
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Feminization of Agriculture in China : Debunking the Myth and Measuring the Consequence of Women Participation in Agriculture

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