The Cost of the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity in Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda

UN Women; UNDP; UNEP; World Bank Group

The Cost of the Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity in Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda

Women comprise a large proportion of the agricultural labor force in Sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from 30 to 80 percent (FAO 2011). Yet women farmers are consistently found to be less productive than male farmers. The gender gap in agricultural productivity—measured by the value of agricultural produce per unit of cultivated land—ranges from 4 to 25 percent, depending on the country and the crop (World Bank and ONE 2014). This gap exists because women frequently have unequal access to key agricultural inputs such as land, labor, knowledge, fertilizer, and improved seeds. This report estimates the monetary value of the gender gap in agricultural productivity in Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Main Authors:	UN Women, UNDP, UNEP, World Bank Group
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2015-10-14
Subjects:	LIVING STANDARDS, AGRICULTURAL POLICIES, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, SOCIAL NORMS, EQUIPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, GENDER INEQUALITY, WAGE GAP, PRODUCTION, EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, WAGE DISCRIMINATION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, EQUITABLE ACCESS, RURAL WOMEN, SEXES, UNITED NATIONS, GENDER GAPS IN ACCESS, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, INFORMATION, LABOR FORCE, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, WOMEN  FARMERS, DISCRIMINATION, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEGAL STATUS, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, HEALTH, SAFE WATER, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, HUNGER, NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, DEVELOPMENT GOALS, LAND TENURE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY, NATIONAL LEVEL, USE OF ENERGY, PESTICIDES, EFFECTIVE POLICIES, GENDER POLICY, INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, KNOWLEDGE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DISEASES, GENDER GAP, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN, CASH CROPS, TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, FAMILY SIZE, SOIL EROSION, PRODUCTIVITY, UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ADOPTION, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, LABOR SHORTAGES, LAND OWNERSHIP, RESEARCH, LIVESTOCK, EXTENSION, FARMERS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GENDER ISSUES, UNEP, SMALLHOLDERS, CROPS, FOOD PRODUCTION, FEMALE LABOR, GENDER UNIT, PROGRESS, UNDP, GENDER GAPS, ECOSYSTEM, FOOD SECURITY, POLICIES, WHO, HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY, GENDER DIFFERENCES, WOMAN, FAMILY, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POLICY MAKERS, DIVORCE, GENDER, FAMILY LABOR, EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN, CUSTOM, FEMALE WORKERS, RURAL POVERTY, AGRICULTURE, INCOMES, AGENCIES, CASH CROP, WOMEN MANAGERS, NUTRITION, ACCESS TO FOOD, ACHIEVEMENT OF EQUALITY, ACCESS TO MARKETS, DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, POLICY, ECONOMICS, CITIZENS, SPILLOVER, MANAGEMENT, AVERAGE FAMILY SIZE, FEMALE FARMER, FEMALE FARMERS, FISHERIES, SEX, HUMAN RIGHTS, WOMEN FARMERS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LAND, SUPPLY CHAINS, EDUCATION, HUMANITARIAN ACTION, GENDER ANALYSIS, FARMS, INTEGRATION, FEWER PEOPLE, RESPIRATORY DISEASES, LIMITED RESOURCES, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, POPULATION, GIRLS, FUNDING, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, PRACTITIONERS, POLICY RESEARCH, SCARCE RESOURCES, WOMEN, AGRICULTURAL, GENDER DIFFERENTIALS, FOOD PRICES, LABOR MARKETS, TECHNOLOGIES, ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION, PEACE, BOTH SEXES, SERVICES TO WOMEN, GENDER EQUALITY, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, INEQUALITY, AFRICA GENDER POLICY, GENDER INNOVATION LAB, WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25155021/cost-gender-gap-agricultural-productivity-malawi-tanzania-uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22770
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