Correlates and consequences of women’s participation in the cowpea value chain in eastern Zambia

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dc.creatorGondwe, T.N.P.
dc.creatorTegbaru, A.
dc.creatorAlamu, Emmanuel Oladeji
dc.creatorKhonje, M.
dc.creatorManda, J.
dc.creatorGaya, H.
dc.date2017-07-03
dc.date2017-07-12T09:59:21Z
dc.date2017-07-12T09:59:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:57:28Z
dc.descriptionThis paper analyses the link between gender differences and different activities along the cowpea value chain as well as food security and asset-based poverty using a recent cross-sectional data set of over 120 farm households in Eastern Zambia. We used the endogenous switching probit regression model to account for both observed and unobserved heterogeneity. Results show that women’s participation in the cowpea value chain significantly increases cowpea production, marketing and adoption of improved cowpea varieties. It also reduces both food insecurity and poverty. However, women’s participation in the value chain is limited by low levels of education, access to extension, credit, village markets, and improved agricultural technologies. Policies to address these constraints that limit women’s participation in the cowpea value chain have the potential to reduce gender disparities, food insecurity, and poverty.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/82739
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/118510
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceGondwe, T., Tegbaru, A., Alamu, E.O., Khonje, M., Manda, J. & Gaya, H. (2017). Correlates and consequences of women’s participation in the cowpea value chain in eastern Zambia. Agrekon, 1-11.
dc.subjectimpact
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectcowpeas
dc.subjectvalue chain
dc.subjectendogenous switching probit
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.titleCorrelates and consequences of women’s participation in the cowpea value chain in eastern Zambia
dc.typeJournal Article

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