Palacios-Lopez, AmparoChristiaensen, LucKilic, Talip2015-07-142015-07-142015-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22155The contribution of women to labor in African agriculture is regularly quoted in the range of 60 to 80 percent. Using individual-disaggregated, plot-level labor input data from nationally representative household surveys across six Sub-Saharan African countries, this study estimates the average female labor share in crop production at 40 percent. It is slightly above 50 percent in Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda, and substantially lower in Nigeria (37 percent), Ethiopia (29 percent), and Niger (24 percent). There are no systematic differences across crops and activities, but female labor shares tend to be higher in households where women own a larger share of the land and when they are more educated. Controlling for the gender and knowledge profile of the respondents does not meaningfully change the predicted female labor shares. The findings question prevailing assertions regarding substantial gains in aggregate crop output as a result of increasing female agricultural productivity.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOLIVING STANDARDSEMPLOYMENTFARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESFERTILIZERPRODUCTIONENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONPREMISESFOOD CONSUMPTIONINCOMEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESAGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDSLABOR ALLOCATIONRURAL WOMENLEGUMESQUINONESPESTICIDEINFORMATIONLABOR FORCEANIMALSHOUSINGPLANTINGDATA ON WOMENEFFECTSINCENTIVESHEALTHIFPRIAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICSLABOR STATISTICSRURAL YOUTHPROJECTFEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDSFARM INCOMETOWNSLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONASSOCIATIONSSMALL TOWNSAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTOIL PALMINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEKNOWLEDGEMAIZESUNFLOWERCROP PRODUCTIONCEREALSDISEASESCASH CROPSDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDWELLINGFARM EMPLOYMENTPRODUCTIVITYLABOR PRODUCTIVITYPALM OILMARKETSORGANIZATIONSFRUITSVEGETABLESFIELD WORKSUGAR CANEINDICATORSRESEARCHFARMINGLIVESTOCKSTANDARDSLABORFARMERSJUTEPLOWINGANIMAL PRODUCTIONCOCOACULTIVATED LANDTOBACCOCROPSFOOD PRODUCTIONDESIGNFEMALE LABORPRODUCEFACTOR MARKETSFOOD SECURITYTEACROPPARTICIPATIONECOLOGICAL ZONESVALUEGENDERCULTIVATIONFARM ACTIVITIESTUBERSMAIZE PRODUCTIONREPORTSHOUSEHOLDCOFFEEAGRICULTUREFAOYOUTHFARM WORKMARKETHARVESTINGAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESECONOMICSMANAGEMENTCOTTONDEGRADATIONLANDLAND PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL LABORSECURITYEDUCATIONFEMALESSUGARCANEWORKING CONDITIONSRISKFARMFOOD CROPSHOUSEHOLDSRURAL AREASCROP AGRICULTUREFOOD SUPPLYEDIBLE CROPSLABOR ALLOCATION DECISIONSSUPPLYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYHOUSESYIELDSPRODUCTION ACTIVITIESCHILD LABORLIVELIHOODSCOMMUNITYGREEN REVOLUTIONWOMENAGRICULTURALFARMING SYSTEMSLABOURFOOD PROCESSINGLABOR MARKETSTECHNOLOGIESOUTCOMESRURAL DEVELOPMENTGUM ARABICFEMALESOIL QUALITYSUGARWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7282