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at examining gender differentials in farm resource ownership and how it affects the technical efficiency in maize …
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-abundant setting. Mozambique is chosen as a representative case. We compare scenarios with different gender employment intensities in …
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This paper has examined Pareto efficiency of household resources allocation and the appropriateness to use gender … horticultural households in Senegal, West Africa. This paper contributes to the gender and economics literature providing empirical … and where husband and wives manage separately their plots. The findings confirm the suitability of gender-specific models …
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With the commercialization of agriculture, women are increasingly disadvantaged because of persistent gender … investigate the gender implications of recently established farmer groups. Traditionally, banana has been a women’s crop in Kenya … that the negative gender implications of farmer groups can be avoided when women are group members themselves. In the …
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measures and effects of risk attitude on economic performance and on choice of inputs across gender. More precisely, based on … an experimental game implemented in of Senegal, this chapter investigates the gender dimension of risk attitude and the …
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This paper reviews and integrates findings from existing empirical studies and case studies received from 35 organizations in various countries to identify demand- and supply-side constraints and opportunities in access, adoption and impact of technological innovations. This review consistently...
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The major objective of this paper is to discuss the development of rural labor markets in China during the past two decades and understand how it has affected women. Using household survey data that we collected in 2001, we examine the role of women in labor markets by examining employment and...
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gender productivity debate by drawing on crop production data collected in three districts (Ada, Akaki and Gimbichu) in East …
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The paper evaluates the household- and community-level factors influencing women’s and men’s decisions to participate in off-farm activities, either in the off-farm labor market or in local community groups, and the relationship with on-farm crop returns. Results reveals female participation...
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