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 60–80%. Using individual, plot-level labor input data from nationally representative household surveys across six Sub-Saharan African countries, this study estimates the average female labor share in crop p...
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okr-10986-253732021-05-25T10:54:36Z How Much of the Labor in African Agriculture Is Provided by Women? Palacios-Lopez, Amparo Christiaensen, Luc Kilic, Talip gender labor agriculture The contribution of women to labor in African agriculture is regularly quoted in the range of 60–80%. Using individual, plot-level labor input data from nationally representative household surveys across six Sub-Saharan African countries, this study estimates the average female labor share in crop production at 40%. It is slightly above 50% in Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda, and substantially lower in Nigeria (37%), Ethiopia (29%), and Niger (24%). There are no systematic differences across crops and activities, but female labor shares tend to be higher in households where women own a larger share of the land and when they are more educated. Controlling for the gender and knowledge profile of the respondents does not meaningfully change the predicted female labor shares. The findings question prevailing assertions regarding substantial gains in aggregate crop output as a result of increasing female agricultural productivity. 2016-11-17T20:35:43Z 2016-11-17T20:35:43Z 2017-02 Journal Article Food Policy 0306-9192 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25373 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Elsevier Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Ethiopia Malawi Niger Nigeria Tanzania Uganda |
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The contribution of women to labor in African agriculture is regularly quoted in the range of 60–80%. Using individual, plot-level labor input data from nationally representative household surveys across six Sub-Saharan African countries, this study estimates the average female labor share in crop production at 40%. It is slightly above 50% in Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda, and substantially lower in Nigeria (37%), Ethiopia (29%), and Niger (24%). There are no systematic differences across crops and activities, but female labor shares tend to be higher in households where women own a larger share of the land and when they are more educated. Controlling for the gender and knowledge profile of the respondents does not meaningfully change the predicted female labor shares. The findings question prevailing assertions regarding substantial gains in aggregate crop output as a result of increasing female agricultural productivity. |
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Palacios-Lopez, Amparo Christiaensen, Luc Kilic, Talip |
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Palacios-Lopez, Amparo Christiaensen, Luc Kilic, Talip |
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How Much of the Labor in African Agriculture Is Provided by Women? |
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How Much of the Labor in African Agriculture Is Provided by Women? |
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