Gender Differentials and Agricultural Productivity in Niger
In Niger, as in many other African countries, productivity is even lower among female peasants. To build policy interventions to improve agricultural productivity among women, it is important to measure the potential gap between men and women and understand the determinants that explain the gap. This paper uses the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition methodology at the aggregate and detailed levels to identify the factors that explain the productivity gap.
Publisher: World Bank
Author: Prospere Backiny-Yetna
Other authors: Kevin McGee
Organization: World Bank
Year: 2015
Country/ies: Niger
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Policy brief/paper
Full text available at: http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2015/02/23/000158349_20150223143419/Rendered/PDF/WPS7199.pdf
Content language: English