Intrahousehold Productivity Differentials and Land Quality in the Sudanian Savanna of Mali

Melinda Smale (), Veronique Theriault, Hamza Haider and Alpha Kergna

No 265633, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Briefs from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP)

Abstract: Given the important role that women play in African agriculture, the persistent “gender gap” in crop productivity entails considerable social and economic costs. Past research conducted in West Africa has attributed the gap to inefficient allocation of resources among family members within households. In many farming systems of West Africa, including dryland cereals production in the Sudanian Savanna of Mali, crops are produced by extended family farms on multiple plots managed by different members. In Mali, encouraging productivity growth through promoting the use of chemical fertilizer is a national policy priority. In a recent analysis, we tested the “gender gap” by comparing rates of fertilizer use and crop yields. In contrast to previous studies, we are able to control for land quality by introducing soil nutrient measurements (Smale et al. 2017).

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 3
Date: 2017-11-11
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.265633

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