Investigating the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity : Evidence from Uganda

Investigating the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity : Evidence from Uganda

Women comprise 50% of the agricultural labor force in Sub-Saharan Africa, but manage plots that are reportedly on average 20–30% less productive. As a source of income inequality and aggregate productivity loss, the country-specific magnitude and drivers of this gender gap are of great interest. Usi...

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Main Authors: Ali, Daniel, Bowen, Derick, Deininger, Klaus, Duponchel, Marguerite
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2016
Subjects:
gender
agricultural productivity
agriculture
decomposition
gender gaps
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25367

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