Gender factors influencing technical efficiency of cassava farmers in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Ironkwe, AG; Ewuziem, JE; Ekwe, KC

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“…Female (dummy score of 1) cassava farmers contributed more to the technical efficiency of cassava in the study area than their male counterparts (Table 3). This result agreed with the findings of Ironkwe et al (2013). Also, increase in educational level of cassava farmers would significantly decrease inefficiency of cassava production, therefore increasing cassava production efficiency.…”

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“…Women do this through cultivation of crops such as pepper and vegetables, but especially cassava (Phillips et al 2004), which are processed into various products to meet the food energy needs of the family. It has been reported (Ironkwe et al, 2013) that men and women have different interests in production as well as access to resources and use of these resources for agricultural production. Cassava production by both men and women is profitable (Eze and Nwibo, 2014), but cassava processing and marketing are the sole responsibility of women (Nweke et al, 2002); therefore, interventions toward improving cassava production are often targeted toward the needs of women and children (Sanni and Ayinde, 2003).…”

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Comparative Gender Efficiency in Cassava Production in Ogun State, Nigeria

Kareem

Ayinde

Dipeolu

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Natural Sciences Education

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Core Ideas This study described the socioeconomic and production characteristics of cassava producers in the study area. This study determined the production efficiency of cassava farmers. This study found out the effect of gender in production inefficiency of cassava in the study area. Studies have shown that cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) production is dominated by both females and males, each contending for the pride of being an efficient cassava producer. This study compared the production efficiency of male and female cassava farmers in Odeda and Obafemi‐Owode local government areas (LGAs) of Ogun State, Nigeria. A multi‐stage random sampling technique was used to select 120 respondents from the study area. Data were collected through the administration of a structured questionnaire on socioeconomic and production variables of cassava farmers. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and stochastic production frontier analysis (SPFA). The mean age of the male and female farmers was 45 and 48 years, respectively. Most of the farmers, male (88.5%) and female (97.6%), were married with mean household sizes of eight and seven people for male and female farmers, respectively. The mean farm size cultivated and output of cassava by the male and female farmers was 0.96 ha and 1.04 ha and 16,240.74 kg/ha and 12,877.75 kg/ha, respectively. The mean production efficiency estimates for both male and female cassava farmers were 0.54 and 0.59, respectively. The factors affecting cassava production were land area (p < 0.01) and cassava cuttings (p < 0.01). The study also found female farmers (p < 0.01) contributed more to cassava production efficiency than their male counterparts. The study, therefore, concluded that female farmers have contributed more to production efficiency of cassava production. The study recommended, among others, that efforts to boost cassava production should give priority to female farmers to improve their production efficiency.

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Comparative Gender Efficiency in Cassava Production in Ogun State, Nigeria

Kareem

Ayinde

Dipeolu

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Natural Sciences Education

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“…About 80% of land preparation is done by men [40]. For cassava production, males are more technically efficient than their female counterparts in productive function [32]. As women age, they remain limited to engage in certain productive functions coupled with their differential access to productive resources [3].…”

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Determinants of scale of farm operation in the eastern region of Ghana

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Background Ghana’s smallholder share area under cultivation is witnessing a gradual decline, relative to the share of farmland under medium scale that is growing rapidly. Little attention has, however, been given to examining the drivers that influence scale of operation. Method Using survey data from 231 farmers, this study employed the binary probit regression to assess factors that influence scale of farm operation among cassava and maize farmers in Ghana’s Eastern Region. Results The findings showed that factors that were significant and positively related to farm size were age, secondary education, land acquisition for maize farmers, and tertiary education for cassava farmers. On the other hand, factors that were significant and negatively related to farm size were gender, marital status, access to extension services for cassava farmers, and household size, membership of farmer-based organization and access to credit for maize farmers. Conclusion The study recommends the provision of mechanization support for medium-scale farmers coupled with the improvement of extension service delivery to medium-scale farmers. With messages focused on the adoption of improved technologies and mechanization of farm operations.

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“…Within the existing literatures, there have been various studies analyzing the technical efficiency and productivity for rice farming in Indonesia e.g, Hakim et [18][19][20][21][22][23]. Therefore, following the empirical findings in existing literatures, this study tries to fill the gap by specifically investigating the technical efficiency and productivity of female farmers in Indonesian rice farming.…”

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Do women produce efficiently? Empirical evidence from rice farming in Indonesia

Utami

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Many studies have emphasized the important role of women in the agriculture sector and rural development. However, many existing empirical studies have also shown various barrier faced by women especially due to the limited access and control of agricultural resources. This study aims to analyze the productivity and technical efficiency of female farmers in Indonesian rice industry. To this end, this study using stochastic production function analysis by employing national agricultural survey data in 2014. The empirical results finds that the productivity of female’s farmer in the Indonesian rice farming has been affected by the cultivated land, the use of fertilizer and seed, as well the type of mechanization which propose different marginal productivity for each factor. Meanwhile, the average technical efficiency level is found to be at 0.645 percent. Furthermore, the level of efficiency is explained by the role of the level of education and age of the female farmers, but no effect from the farmer group membership, and participation in the farmers training program.

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Gender factors influencing technical efficiency of cassava farmers in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

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Comparative Gender Efficiency in Cassava Production in Ogun State, Nigeria

Comparative Gender Efficiency in Cassava Production in Ogun State, Nigeria

Determinants of scale of farm operation in the eastern region of Ghana

Do women produce efficiently? Empirical evidence from rice farming in Indonesia

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