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Are Women Less Productive Farmers?: How Markets and Risk Affect Fertilizer Use, Productivity, and Measured Gender Effects in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorSavastano, Sara
dc.contributor.authorLarson, Donald F.
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Siobhan
dc.contributor.authorPalacios-Lopez, Amparo
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-04T20:27:58Z
dc.date.available2015-05-04T20:27:58Z
dc.date.issued2015-04
dc.description.abstractAfrican governments and international development groups see boosting productivity on smallholder farms as key to reducing rural poverty and safeguarding the food security of farming and non-farming households. Prompting smallholder farmers to use more fertilizer has been a key tactic. Closing the productivity gap between male and female farmers has been another avenue toward achieving the same goal. The results in this paper suggest the two are related. Fertilizer use and maize yields among smallholder farmers in Uganda are increased by improved access to markets and extension services, and reduced by ex ante risk-mitigating production decisions. Standard ordinary least squares regression results indicate that gender matters as well; however, the measured productivity gap between male and female farmers disappears when gender is included in a list of determinants meant to capture the indirect effects of market and extension access.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24402473/women-less-productive-farmers-markets-risk-affect-fertilizer-use-productivity-measured-gender-effects-uganda
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7241
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21855
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7241
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectTROPICAL AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectRISKS
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEM
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectFERTILIZER
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROP SELECTION
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectBEANS
dc.subjectGENETIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFARM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PLOTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTORS
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectFARM MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectPLANTING
dc.subjectEFFECTS
dc.subjectCHEMICAL FERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH
dc.subjectIFPRI
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DATA
dc.subjectFAMILY FARMS
dc.subjectCIMMYT
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectIMPACT ON YIELDS
dc.subjectINTERCROPPING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectSMALL FARMERS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMAIZE CROP
dc.subjectCROPPING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFARM MANAGERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION SYSTEM
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL MARKETS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectLABOR RESOURCES
dc.subjectSEEDS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectMAIZE FARMERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFARM SIZE
dc.subjectCROP DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectNGOS
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectSEED
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER
dc.subjectINDICATORS
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLIES
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectEXTENSION
dc.subjectHISTORY
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK FARMING
dc.subjectFIELD TRIALS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectFAMILY
dc.subjectEXTENSION SERVICES
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectICRISAT
dc.subjectMAIZE YIELDS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectFIELDS
dc.subjectMAIZE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectREPORTS
dc.subjectFARMING HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCROPPING
dc.subjectCROPPING SEASONS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectFAO
dc.subjectRICE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFERTILIZER APPLICATION
dc.subjectFERTILIZER USE
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INPUTS
dc.subjectMIXED CROPPING
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCHEMICAL FERTILIZER
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSECURITY
dc.subjectGROWING SEASON
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectHUMAN ECOLOGY
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectBARGAINING
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVES
dc.subjectAVERAGE YIELDS
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectPROFIT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectYIELDS
dc.subjectLIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectGREEN REVOLUTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectSEARCH COSTS
dc.subjectRAINFED AREAS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GOODS
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.titleAre Women Less Productive Farmers?en
dc.title.subtitleHow Markets and Risk Affect Fertilizer Use, Productivity, and Measured Gender Effects in Ugandaen
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okr.crossref.titleAre Women Less Productive Farmers? How Markets and Risk Affect Fertilizer Use, Productivity, and Measured Gender Effects in Uganda
okr.date.disclosure2015-04-20
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:24:04.329288Z
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24402473/women-less-productive-farmers-markets-risk-affect-fertilizer-use-productivity-measured-gender-effects-uganda
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.guid421531467992010821
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7241
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24402473
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryUganda
okr.topicCrops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicAgriculture::Climate Change and Agriculture
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge Information Systems
okr.unitAgriculture and Rural Development Team, Development Research Group
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