Decomposition of Gender Differentials in Agricultural Productivity in Ethiopia

Abstract

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Gender gap in agricultural productivity in Nigeria: A commodity level analysis

“…The decomposition method is often applied in the analyses of wage inequality such as gender wage gap and union wage gap (Oaxaca, 1973; O'Neill, O 'Neill, 2006, Fortin, 2006Fortin, et al, 2011;Aguilar, et al, 2014). In line with Harvard Framework and Palacios-Lopez and Lopez (2014), the study breaks down gender differentials in agricultural labour productivity into: 1) labour market effect, 3) credit market effect, 2) endowment effect, and 4) marginal productivity effect.…”

“…To overcome this problem, the study estimates for the six 4 major crops grown by the sampled Nigerian farmers. Also, the study avoids using landed area cultivated, as a measure of agricultural output, because it does not determine productivity 5 . In addition, a measure of agricultural output measured by total harvest sales in monetary term is also avoided because harvest sales this season may be from past harvest and not the present harvest and there is possibility of harvest sales being influence by other factors besides input constraints such as negative demand shocks and seasonality (See Olakojo, 2016).…”

The grace of motherhood: disabled women contending with societal denial of intimacy, pregnancy, and motherhood in Ethiopia

“…Ethiopia is Africa's second most populated country, with 85 million people (Aguilar et al 2014). Although it is difficult to obtain an accurate figure for disabled people in developing countries (Eide and Loeb 2005), five million people are reported to live with a disability in Ethiopia (Groce et al 2013).…”

Agricultural intensification in Ethiopia: Review of recent research

“…One study on gender differentials suggests there is a productivity gender gap in Ethiopian agriculture (Aguilar et al, 2014), while another indicates that despite participating in a wide variety of farming activities, women have little to no decision making ability (Mulugeta and Amsalu, 2014). This was suggested to be the result of a wide array of factors, such as illiteracy, socio-cultural assumptions and a lack of experience.…”