reduction. In Niger, as in many other African countries, productivity is even lower among female peasants. To build policy … aggregate and detailed levels to identify the factors that explain the productivity gap. The analysis finds that in Niger on … productivity gap in Niger are: (i) farm labor, with women facing significant challenges in accessing, using, and supervising male …

Niger is a landlocked Sahelian country, two-thirds of which is in the Sahara desert, with only one-eighth of the land … considered arable. Nevertheless, more than 90 percent of Niger’s labor force is employed in agriculture, which is predominantly … from Niger and regression analysis. Our results show that empowerment is important for agricultural production and that …