Gender Differentials and Agricultural Productivity in Niger

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dc.creatorBackiny-Yetna, Prospere
dc.creatorMcGee, Kevin
dc.date2015-03-11T20:37:15Z
dc.date2015-03-11T20:37:15Z
dc.date2015-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:33:19Z
dc.descriptionMost of the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa live in rural areas where agriculture is the main income source. This agriculture is characterized by low performance and its productivity growth has been identified as a key driver of poverty reduction. In Niger, as in many other African countries, productivity is even lower among female peasants. To build policy interventions to improve agricultural productivity among women, it is important to measure the potential gap between men and women and understand the determinants that explain the gap. This paper uses the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition methodology at the aggregate and detailed levels to identify the factors that explain the productivity gap. The analysis finds that in Niger on average plots managed by women produce 19 percent less per hectare than plots managed by men. It also finds that the gender gap tends to be widest among Niger's most productive farmers. The primary factors that contribute to the gender productivity gap in Niger are: (i) farm labor, with women facing significant challenges in accessing, using, and supervising male farm labor; (ii) the quantity and quality of fertilizer use, with men using more inorganic fertilizer per hectare than women; and (iii) land ownership and characteristics, with men owning more land and enjoying higher returns to ownership than women.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24040737/gender-differentials-agricultural-productivity-niger
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21593
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-7199
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/405991
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research working paper;no. WPS 7199
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7199
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO LAND
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOUNTRYSIDE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDWELLING
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE FARMERS
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCE
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENTIAL
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITIES
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY IN ACCESS
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER INDICATORS
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WORK
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINEQUALITIES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINHABITANTS
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR SHORTAGE
dc.subjectLABORERS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATIONS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE PERSONS
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN FARMERS
dc.titleGender Differentials and Agricultural Productivity in Niger

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