Agricultural extension in eastern DR Congo: Does Gender Matter?

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dc.creatorLambrecht, Isabel
dc.creatorVanlauwe, Bernard
dc.creatorMaertens, Miet
dc.date2017-04-01T19:39:49Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T08:19:38Z
dc.descriptionAgricultural extension programs often evaluate their gender strategy by the proportion of female participants. However, female participation is not necessarily conducive for reaching program objectives. We analyze whether participation of female farmers in an agricultural extension program in South-Kivu increases adoption of three technologies: improved legume varieties, row planting, and mineral fertilizer. Joint male and female program participation leads to the highest adoption rates. Female participation is not conducive for the adoption of capital-intensive technologies while it is for (female) labor-intensive technologies. Participation of female-headed households is more effective for technology adoption than participation of female farmers in male-headed households.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.182731
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/182731/files/Lambrecht-Agricultural_extension_in_Eastern_DR_Congo-517_a.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/182731
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/597886
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/182731
dc.titleAgricultural extension in eastern DR Congo: Does Gender Matter?
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