investigate the gender implications of recently established farmer groups. Traditionally, banana has been a women’s crop in Kenya …With the commercialization of agriculture, women are increasingly disadvantaged because of persistent gender … technology could potentially accelerate this trend. Here, we use survey data of small-scale banana producers in Kenya to …

Using survey data from Central Kenya, I find that the difference in prices received by female compared to male … in the price gap drives a gender difference in the value added by traders. If women had the same characteristics as men … traditional role in local vegetable trade. Furthermore, I show that gender values of the traders can explain the price gap among …