Gender gaps in agriculture productivity and public spending in Nigeria
This note analyses the gender dimensions of participation, input distribution, and budget allocation across various crop value chains.
Abstract
Women farmers produce 30 percent less per hectare than their male counterparts. Among various factors, there are 3 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 labour. The 4 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 analyse 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:
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examine women’s participation in the crop value chains for which FMARD provides input support
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quantify the gender gaps in agricultural input use, extension services, and labor productivity
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examine women’s participation and inputs use against budget allocations
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thereby, formulate recommendations for increasing fiscal space and investments to close the agricultural gender productivity gaps in Nigeria.
This is an output from the Africa Gender Innovation Lab programme.
Citation
World Bank. Gender Gaps in Agriculture Productivity and Public Spending in Nigeria. Nigeria Gender Innovation Lab. Washington, DC, World Bank, 2023
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