Female Smallholders in the Financial Inclusion Agenda

Female Smallholders in the Financial Inclusion Agenda

Financial inclusion of smallholder families is considered one of several key conditions needed tospark sustainable agricultural development and food security. However, an analysis of national smallholder surveys in Tanzania and Mozambique with a ge...

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Main Authors: Hernandez, Emilio, Bin Humam, Yasmin, Ciacci, Riccardo, Benni, Niclas, Kaaria, Susan
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
FEMALE FARMERS
GENDER
ACCESS TO FINANCE
MICROFINANCE
DIVERSIFICATION
LIVELIHOOD
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/187341533214889273/Female-smallholders-in-the-financial-inclusion-agenda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30109
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spelling okr-10986-301092021-05-25T10:54:40Z Female Smallholders in the Financial Inclusion Agenda Hernandez, Emilio Bin Humam, Yasmin Ciacci, Riccardo Benni, Niclas Kaaria, Susan FINANCIAL INCLUSION FEMALE FARMERS GENDER ACCESS TO FINANCE MICROFINANCE DIVERSIFICATION LIVELIHOOD Financial inclusion of smallholder families is considered one of several key conditions needed tospark sustainable agricultural development and food security. However, an analysis of national smallholder surveys in Tanzania and Mozambique with a gender lens reveals female smallholdersremain financially excluded relative to men, despite women’s significant demand for financial services. This gender gap in financial inclusion is greatest in the wealthier smallholder households and suggests that even when wealth conditions improve only the male members overcome financial inclusion constraints. This highlights the importance of making sure that more adequate choices of formal financial products are available for female smallholders. 2018-08-02T15:55:25Z 2018-08-02T15:55:25Z 2018-04 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/187341533214889273/Female-smallholders-in-the-financial-inclusion-agenda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30109 English CGAP Brief; 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 Mozambique Tanzania
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topic FINANCIAL INCLUSION
FEMALE FARMERS
GENDER
ACCESS TO FINANCE
MICROFINANCE
DIVERSIFICATION
LIVELIHOOD
spellingShingle FINANCIAL INCLUSION
FEMALE FARMERS
GENDER
ACCESS TO FINANCE
MICROFINANCE
DIVERSIFICATION
LIVELIHOOD
Hernandez, Emilio
Bin Humam, Yasmin
Ciacci, Riccardo
Benni, Niclas
Kaaria, Susan
Female Smallholders in the Financial Inclusion Agenda
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description Financial inclusion of smallholder families is considered one of several key conditions needed tospark sustainable agricultural development and food security. However, an analysis of national smallholder surveys in Tanzania and Mozambique with a gender lens reveals female smallholdersremain financially excluded relative to men, despite women’s significant demand for financial services. This gender gap in financial inclusion is greatest in the wealthier smallholder households and suggests that even when wealth conditions improve only the male members overcome financial inclusion constraints. This highlights the importance of making sure that more adequate choices of formal financial products are available for female smallholders.
format Brief
author Hernandez, Emilio
Bin Humam, Yasmin
Ciacci, Riccardo
Benni, Niclas
Kaaria, Susan
author_facet Hernandez, Emilio
Bin Humam, Yasmin
Ciacci, Riccardo
Benni, Niclas
Kaaria, Susan
author_sort Hernandez, Emilio
title Female Smallholders in the Financial Inclusion Agenda
title_short Female Smallholders in the Financial Inclusion Agenda
title_full Female Smallholders in the Financial Inclusion Agenda
title_fullStr Female Smallholders in the Financial Inclusion Agenda
title_full_unstemmed Female Smallholders in the Financial Inclusion Agenda
title_sort female smallholders in the financial inclusion agenda
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/187341533214889273/Female-smallholders-in-the-financial-inclusion-agenda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30109
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