Low levels of agricultural productivity and investment hinder economic growth in developing countries. This paper … and a 18.4 percent drop in productivity, with labor going to planting rubber seedlings. In the group with wife … participation, households had higher levels of investment (planting 20 percent more rubber seedlings) and were able to maintain pre …

Increasing agricultural productivity and investment is critical to reducing poverty, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa …, where agriculture remains the dominant income-generating activity. One potential way to promote investment and improve the … higher levels of investment …

This paper analyzes changes in agricultural productivity gender gaps in Cote d'Ivoire between 2008 and 2016 using …, but it is particularly remarkable for export crop productivity, likely due to increased adoption of fertilizer and … commercial agriculture and have witnessed greater reductions in land area compared with their male counterparts. The results show …