How Much of the Labor in African Agriculture Is Provided by Women?

The contribution of women to labor in African agriculture is regularly quoted in the range of 60 to 80 percent. Using individual-disaggregated, plot-level labor input data from nationally representative household surveys across six Sub-Saharan Afri...

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Main Authors:	Palacios-Lopez, Amparo, Christiaensen, Luc, Kilic, Talip
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	LIVING STANDARDS EMPLOYMENT FARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FERTILIZER PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION PREMISES FOOD CONSUMPTION INCOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS LABOR ALLOCATION RURAL WOMEN LEGUMES QUINONES PESTICIDE INFORMATION LABOR FORCE ANIMALS HOUSING PLANTING DATA ON WOMEN EFFECTS INCENTIVES HEALTH IFPRI AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS LABOR STATISTICS RURAL YOUTH PROJECT FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FARM INCOME TOWNS LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION ASSOCIATIONS SMALL TOWNS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT OIL PALM INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE KNOWLEDGE MAIZE SUNFLOWER CROP PRODUCTION CEREALS DISEASES CASH CROPS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DWELLING FARM EMPLOYMENT PRODUCTIVITY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY PALM OIL MARKETS ORGANIZATIONS FRUITS VEGETABLES FIELD WORK SUGAR CANE INDICATORS RESEARCH FARMING LIVESTOCK STANDARDS LABOR FARMERS JUTE PLOWING ANIMAL PRODUCTION COCOA CULTIVATED LAND TOBACCO CROPS FOOD PRODUCTION DESIGN FEMALE LABOR PRODUCE FACTOR MARKETS FOOD SECURITY TEA CROP PARTICIPATION ECOLOGICAL ZONES VALUE GENDER CULTIVATION FARM ACTIVITIES TUBERS MAIZE PRODUCTION REPORTS HOUSEHOLD COFFEE AGRICULTURE FAO YOUTH FARM WORK MARKET HARVESTING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES ECONOMICS MANAGEMENT COTTON DEGRADATION LAND LAND PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL LABOR SECURITY EDUCATION FEMALES SUGARCANE WORKING CONDITIONS RISK FARM FOOD CROPS HOUSEHOLDS RURAL AREAS CROP AGRICULTURE FOOD SUPPLY EDIBLE CROPS LABOR ALLOCATION DECISIONS SUPPLY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY HOUSES YIELDS PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES CHILD LABOR LIVELIHOODS COMMUNITY GREEN REVOLUTION WOMEN AGRICULTURAL FARMING SYSTEMS LABOUR FOOD PROCESSING LABOR MARKETS TECHNOLOGIES OUTCOMES RURAL DEVELOPMENT GUM ARABIC FEMALE SOIL QUALITY SUGAR
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How Much of the Labor in African Agriculture Is Provided by Women?

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