Publication: Gender Gaps in Agriculture Productivity and Public Spending in Nigeria
Date
2023-09-25
ISSN
Published
2023-09-25
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Women farmers produce 30 percent less
per hectare than their male counterparts. Among various
factors, there are three key drivers of gender gaps in
agriculture productivity in Nigeria: women use fewer inputs
and have limited participation in extension services, farm
less-valuable crops, and hire less productive labor. The
four value chains receiving the largest budget allocations
are among those with the lowest participation of women
farmers. These gaps can be closed via adjustments at
fundamental stages of budget allocation and policy
formulation. This technical note aims to analyze the gender
dimensions of participation, input distribution, and budget
allocation across various crop value chains supported by the
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
(FMARD). Specifically, the underlying analysis aims to (i)
examine women’s participation in the crop value chains for
which FMARD provides input support; (ii) quantify the gender
gaps in agricultural input use, extension services, and
labor productivity; (iii) examine women’s participation and
inputs use against budget allocations; and (iv) thereby,
formulate recommendations for increasing fiscal space and
investments to close the agricultural gender productivity
gaps in Nigeria.
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Citation
“World Bank. 2023. Gender Gaps in Agriculture Productivity and Public Spending in Nigeria. Nigeria Gennder Innovation Lab. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/40392 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”