Agricultural extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Does gender matter?

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dc.creatorLambrecht, Isabel B.
dc.creatorVanlauwe, Bernard
dc.creatorMaertens, Miet
dc.date2016-12
dc.date2016-06-16T14:17:00Z
dc.date2016-06-16T14:17:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:01:04Z
dc.descriptionAgricultural extension programmes often evaluate their gender strategy by the proportion of female participants. However, female participation is not necessarily conducive for reaching programme objectives. We analyse whether participation of female farmers in an agricultural extension programme in South-Kivu increases adoption of three technologies: improved legume varieties, row planting and mineral fertiliser. Joint male and female programme participation leads to the highest adoption rates. Female participation is not conducive for the adoption of capital-intensive technologies while it is for (female) labour-intensive technologies. Participation of female-headed households is more effective for technology adoption than participation of female farmers in male-headed households.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/75754
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/120141
dc.languageen
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceLambrecht, I., Vanlauwe, B. & Maertens, M. (2016). Agricultural extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Does gender matter? European Review of Agricultural Economics, 1-33.
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectagricultural extension
dc.subjectintegrated soil fertility management
dc.subjectsoil fertility
dc.titleAgricultural extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Does gender matter?
dc.typeJournal Article

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