Gendered Perceptions In Maize Supply Chains Evidence From Uganda

Author : Van Campenhout, Bjorn,De, Anusha
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Gendered perceptions in maize supply chains: Evidence from Uganda by Van Campenhout, Bjorn,De, Anusha Pdf

In situations with imperfect information, the way that value chain actors perceive each other is an important determinant of the value chain's structure and performance. Inaccurate perceptions may result in inefficient value chains, and systematic bias in perceptions may affect nclusiveness. In a case study on perceptions in Ugandan maize supply chains, a random sample of farmers were asked to rate upstream and downstream value chain actors-agro-input dealers, traders, and processors-on a set of important attributes that included ease of access, quality of services rendered, price competitiveness, and overall reputation. These value chain actors were then tracked and asked to assess themselves on the same set of attributes. We find that input dealers, traders, and processors assess themselves more favourably than farmers do. We also focus on heterogeneity in perceptions related to gender and find that for self- assessments, the gender of the value chain actor does not matter. However, the difference between how actors assess themselves and how farmers perceive them is larger for male than for female farmers, as female farmers appear to rate dealers, traders, and processors signicantly higher in several dimensions. The gender of the actor being rated does not affect the rating they receive, and gender-based homophily among women is not present in rating behaviour.

Author : Bjorn Van Campenhout,Anusha De
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1356349884

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Gendered Perceptions in Maize Supply Chains by Bjorn Van Campenhout,Anusha De Pdf

Author : De, Anusha,Miehe, Caroline,Van Campenhout, Bjorn
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Gender bias in consumer perceptions: The case of agro-input dealers in Uganda by De, Anusha,Miehe, Caroline,Van Campenhout, Bjorn Pdf

Faced with incomplete and imperfect information, economic actors rely predominantly on perceptions and often base decisions on heuristics prone to bias. Gender bias in perceptions favoring men has been found in a wide variety of settings and may be an important reason why some sectors remain dominated by men and gender gaps persist. Using ratings of agro-input dealers provided by smallholder farmers in their vicinity, we test if farmers perceive male-managed agro-input shops differently than agro-input shops managed by women. After controlling for observable characteristics at the input dealer level and including fixed effects to account for farmer-level heterogeneity, we find that farmers rate male-managed agro-input outlets higher on a range of attributes related to the dealership in general, as well as when farmers are asked to consider the quality of inputs sold by the dealer. Our results suggest that consumers' biased perceptions continue to be an important entry barrier for women in the subsector, and we conclude that policies and interventions designed to challenge gender norms and customs are needed to correct bias in perceptions.

Author : Van Campenhout, Bjorn,Nabwire, Leocardia
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The role of gender in bargaining: Evidence for selling seed to smallholders in Uganda by Van Campenhout, Bjorn,Nabwire, Leocardia Pdf

In rural societies with strong gender norms and customs, small informal agribusinesses may often be one of the few ways in which women can independently generate revenue. However, previous research has indicated that female run business may be perceived less favorably compared to their male counterparts. In this paper, we examine potential consequences of these biased perceptions on business transactions. In particular, we test whether the gender of the seller has an impact on buyers’ negotiation strategies and eventual outcomes in bilateral price negotiations. We use a lab-in-the-field experiment in eastern Uganda, where a representative sample of smallholder maize farmers are offered the opportunity to bargain over a bag of improved maize seed variety from a male or female seller. We find that buyers confronted with a female seller are less likely to accept the initial offer price and respond with a lower counter-bid price than farmers faced with a male seller. Negotiations take an average of one round longer when the seller is a woman and the transaction price is almost 9 percent lower. For comparison, we also look at the effect of the starting price on the same bargaining outcomes and find that the gender disadvantage is roughly equal to a 20 percent higher starting price.

Author : Pyburn, Rhiannon, ed.,van Eerdewijk, Anouka, ed.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780896293915

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Advancing gender equality through agricultural and environmental research: Past, present, and future by Pyburn, Rhiannon, ed.,van Eerdewijk, Anouka, ed. Pdf

Over the past decade, interest in gender equality and women’s empowerment has grown rapidly, creating a unique opportunity to institutionalize gender research within agricultural research for development. This book, edited by researchers from the CGIAR Gender Platform, reviews and reflects on the growing body of evidence from gender research. It marks a shift a way from a traditional focus on how gender analysis can contribute to improved productivity, flipping the question to ask, How does agricultural and environmental research and development contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment? Chapters synthesize the wide range of CGIAR and other research in this area, covering breeding research and seed systems, value chain participation, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, natural resources, climate adaptation and mitigation, the “feminization” of agriculture, women’s role in agricultural research, and emerging gender transformative approaches.

Author : Kabunga, Nassul S.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Improved dairy cows in Uganda: Pathways to poverty alleviation and improved child nutrition by Kabunga, Nassul S. Pdf

The introduction and dissemination of improved dairy cow breeds in Uganda is arguably the most significant step taken to develop a modern and commercial dairy industry in the country over the last two decades. This study uses a nationally representative sample of Ugandan households to rigorously examine the impact of adoption of improved dairy cow breeds on enterprise-, household-, and individual child-level nutrition outcomes. We find that adopting improved dairy cows significantly increases milk productivity, milk commercialization, and food expenditure.

Author : de Brauw, Alan
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Gender, control, and crop choice in northern Mozambique by de Brauw, Alan Pdf

This paper studies women’s empowerment in northern Mozambique as it relates to agriculture, considering in particular the factors that lead to women’s managing the plots that they nominally control. Women control about 30 percent of the plots in the data but manage only about 70 percent of those plots. Using a unique panel dataset, the study finds that women are more likely to manage plots when households have historically had access to off-farm labor, typically completed by men.

Author : Carolyn E Sachs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429973437

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Gendered Fields by Carolyn E Sachs Pdf

Author : Agnes R. Quisumbing,Ruth Meinzen-Dick,Terri L. Raney,André Croppenstedt,Julia A. Behrman,Amber Peterman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401786164

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Gender in Agriculture by Agnes R. Quisumbing,Ruth Meinzen-Dick,Terri L. Raney,André Croppenstedt,Julia A. Behrman,Amber Peterman Pdf

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) produced a 2011 report on women in agriculture with a clear and urgent message: agriculture underperforms because half of all farmers—women—lack equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive. This book builds on the report’s conclusions by providing, for a non-specialist audience, a compendium of what we know now about gender gaps in agriculture.

Author : David Maddison
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Perception of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa by David Maddison Pdf

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to determine the ability of farmers in Africa to detect climate change, and to ascertain how they have adapted to whatever climate change they believe has occurred. The paper also asks farmers whether they perceive any barriers to adaptation and attempts to determine the characteristics of those farmers who, despite claiming to have witnessed climate change, have not yet responded to it. The study is based on a large-scale survey of agriculturalists in 11 African countries. The survey reveals that significant numbers of farmers believe that temperatures have already increased and that precipitation has declined. Those with the greatest experience of farming are more likely to notice climate change. Further, neighboring farmers tell a consistent story. There are important differences in the propensity of farmers living in different locations to adapt and there may be institutional impediments to adaptation in some countries. Although large numbers of farmers perceive no barriers to adaptation, those that do perceive them tend to cite their poverty and inability to borrow. Few if any farmers mentioned lack of appropriate seed, security of tenure, or market accessibility as problems. Those farmers who perceive climate change but fail to respond may require particular incentives or assistance to do what is ultimately in their own best interests. Although experienced farmers are more likely to perceive climate change, it is educated farmers who are more likely to respond by making at least one adaptation.

Author : Benin, Samuel
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Impact of Ghana’s agricultural mechanization services center program by Benin, Samuel Pdf

Use of mechanization in African agriculture has returned strongly to the development agenda, particularly following the recent high food prices crisis. Many developing country governments—including Ghana, the case study of this paper—have resumed support for agricultural mechanization, typically in the form of providing subsidies for tractor purchase and establishment of private-sector-run agricultural mechanization service centers (AMSECs). The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of Ghana’s AMSEC program on various outcomes, using data from household surveys that were conducted with 270 farmers, some of them located in areas with the AMSEC program (treatment) and others located in areas without the program (control).

Author : Ward, Patrick S.,Singh, Vartika
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Risk and Ambiguity Preferences and the Adoption of New Agricultural Technologies by Ward, Patrick S.,Singh, Vartika Pdf

Advances in agricultural development have largely been a direct result of increased usage of new technologies. Among other important factors, farmers’ perceptions of risks associated with the new technology as well as their ability or willingness to take risks greatly influences their adoption decisions. In this paper we conduct a series of field experiments in rural India in order to measure preferences related to risk, potential loss, and ambiguity. Disaggregating by gender, we find that on average women are significantly more risk averse and loss averse than men, though the higher average risk aversion arises due to a greater share of women who are extremely risk averse.

Author : Headey, Derek D.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Food prices and poverty reduction in the long run by Headey, Derek D. Pdf

Standard microeconomic methods consistently suggest that, in the short run, higher food prices increase poverty in developing countries. In contrast, macroeconomic models that allow for an agricultural supply response and consequent wage adjustments suggest that the poor ultimately benefit from higher food prices. In this paper we use international data to systematically test the relationship between changes in domestic food prices and changes in poverty. We find robust evidence that in the long run (one to five years) higher food prices reduce poverty and inequality. The magnitudes of these effects vary across specifications and are not precisely estimated, but they are large enough to suggest that the recent increase in global food prices has significantly accelerated the rate of global poverty reduction.

Author : Savath, Vivien,Fletschner, Diana,Peterman, Amber,Santos, Florence
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Land, Assets, and Livelihoods by Savath, Vivien,Fletschner, Diana,Peterman, Amber,Santos, Florence Pdf

Using data collected from the evaluation of two government land titling interventions in the Indian state of Odisha, this paper examines key relationships linking land and livelihood strategies. The investigation is one of the first to explicitly use the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project framework to gain additional insights on how gender–asset dynamics relate to household livelihood strategies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780821372630

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Gender and Economic Growth in Tanzania by Anonim Pdf

While Tanzania has been at the forefront of creating a positive legal framework and political context for gender equality, certain legal, regulatory, and administrative barriers still hinder women's full participation in private sector development. This report analyzes these barriers and makes recommendations for needed change, to ensure women's full contribution to private sector development and economic growth in Tanzania. Building on intensive stakeholder consultations and the findings of numerous studies, notably the MKURABITA diagnostic and the 2003/4 Investment Climate Assessments for Tanzania and Zanzibar, this report examines these gender-related barriers to growth and investment. It highlights legal and administrative constraints that have a disproportionately negative effect on female-headed businesses, and makes recommendations for needed reforms. Addressing these issues would not only help unlock the full economic potential of women, but would help improve the environment for all businesses in Tanzania. While Tanzania's economic growth has been strong, this report finds that if the country were to bring female secondary schooling and female total years of schooling to the same level as now enjoyed by males, this could produce up to an additional annual percentage point of growth - a valuable contribution to achieving the 6-8 percent annual growth targets of the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP or MKUKUTA).