Women's benefits from agricultural technologies: evidence from poultry production among Nigerian fisherfolk

Abdulkareem Olusegun Lawal

Development in Practice, 2011, vol. 21, issue 3, 371-378

Abstract: In many rural households, women are much more involved than men in poultry production. This article examines the introduction of exotic chickens into communities along the shorelines of Kainji Lake in Nigeria and the consequent impact on women's participation and decision making within the household. Women's household decision-making power, particularly in terms of spending money from the sale of chickens and their own extra income, is stronger when the household keeps improved chicken species. The rearing of improved chicken species was positively correlated with social-status enhancement, especially for women.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2011.558059

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