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Steered Away from the Fields: Short-Term Impacts of Oxen on Agricultural Production and Intra-household Labor Supply

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dc.contributor.authorBrudevold-Newman, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorDonald, Altheia
dc.contributor.authorRouanet, Léa
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-13T15:24:29Z
dc.date.available2023-07-13T15:24:29Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-13
dc.description.abstractMechanization has the potential to boost agricultural production and reduce poverty in rural economies, but its impacts remain poorly understood. This paper randomizes the subsidized provision of a pair of traction oxen among 2,546 farmers in Côte d’Ivoire through a matching grant. The analysis finds positive impacts on households’ agricultural production during the agricultural season overlapping with oxen delivery, and additional increases in total land holdings and use of complementary inputs in the subsequent season. The intervention affected household members in different ways, with wives and daughters substantially reducing their work on the farm—especially in districts with more stringent gender norms around handling oxen. In these districts, introducing traction oxen resulted in women shifting to off-farm work. The intervention also improved girls’ health and reduced school dropout among boys. The results provide novel evidence on the human development effects of mechanization, while highlighting how social prescriptions mediate the impacts of technology within the household.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099725506302311439/IDU056ffb6770576f04f5d080090e8115034cb36
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10516
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39997
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10516
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subjectWOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectWOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectMECHANIZATON
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectOXEN IN AGRICULTURE
dc.titleSteered Away from the Fieldsen
dc.title.subtitleShort-Term Impacts of Oxen on Agricultural Production and Intra-household Labor Supplyen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleSteered Away from the Fields: Short-Term Impacts of Oxen on Agricultural Production and Intra-household Labor Supply
okr.date.disclosure2023-06-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-25T02:23:53.555650Z
okr.date.lastmodified2023-06-30T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099725506302311439/IDU056ffb6770576f04f5d080090e8115034cb36
okr.guid099725506302311439
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-56ffb677-576f-4f5d-8009-e8115034cb36
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10516
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10516
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34109758
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34109758
okr.identifier.reportWPS10516
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099725506302311439/pdf/IDU056ffb6770576f04f5d080090e8115034cb36.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Western and Central (AFW)
okr.region.countryCote d'Ivoire
okr.sectorRural and Inter-Urban Roads,Agricultural Extension, Research, and Other Support Activities,Public Administration - Agriculture, Fishing & Forestry,Crops,Agricultural markets, commercialization and agri-business
okr.themeRural Markets,Agriculture Finance,Trade Facilitation,Economic Policy,Rural Development,Environment and Natural Resource Management,Finance for Development,Finance,Private Sector Development,Biodiversity,Rural Infrastructure and service delivery,Land Administration and Management,Urban and Rural Development,Jobs,Trade,Landscape Management,Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Research
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Rural Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Equity and Development
okr.unitAgriculture and Food PG AFR4 (SAWA4)
okr.unitGender Impact Evaluation (AFEGI)
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