Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries

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dc.creatorRonzani, Piero
dc.creatorStojetz, Wolfgang
dc.creatorAzzarri, Carlo
dc.creatorNico, Gianluigi
dc.creatorMane, Erdgin
dc.creatorBrück, Tilman
dc.date2024-03
dc.date2025-01-24T21:27:07Z
dc.date2025-01-24T21:27:07Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:41:23Z
dc.descriptionThis paper provides empirical microlevel evidence on the gendered impacts of armed conflict on economic activity in agriculture and other sectors, combining large-N sex-disaggregated survey data with temporally and spatially disaggregated conflict event data from 29 African countries. We find that local conflict exposure is only weakly related to labour-force participation, but strongly reduces the total number of hours worked and increases engagement in the agricultural sector. These net impacts exist for both men and women. However, the reduction in hours worked is significantly greater among men, while the increase in agricultural activity is significantly greater among women. In the longer term, impacts of conflict on employment two years later are stronger when no more conflict ensues than if further conflict occurs, challenging the widespread idea of one-off conflict shocks fading away over time and suggesting that labour markets adapt to and absorb lasting conflict situations. Different types of conflict event have qualitatively similar impacts, which are strongest for explosions, such as from air strikes or landmines. Overall, our findings underline that armed conflict entails structural economic, social and institutional change, which creates complex, gendered impacts on economic activity.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/169880
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/111800
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Security and Development Center
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceRonzani, Piero; Stojetz, Wolfgang; Azzarri, Carlo; Nico, Gianluigi; Mane, Erdgin; and Brück, Tilman. 2024. Armed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries. HiCN Working Paper 409. Berlin, Germany: International Security and Development Center. https://hicn.org/working-paper/409/
dc.subjectagrifood systems
dc.subjectconflicts
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectlabour market
dc.subjectemployment
dc.titleArmed conflict and gendered participation in agrifood systems: Survey evidence from 29 African countries
dc.typeWorking Paper

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