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

Melinda Smale, Veronique Theriault, Hamza Haider and Alpha Kergna

No 305778, 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: KEY FINDINGS -We find little evidence that intrahousehold allocation of fertilizer is inefficient when we are able to control for land quality. -Gender and generation gaps in productivity persist but lessen as we control for land quality. -Women’s fields may be less fertile, but productivity differentials may also reflect distinctive objectives and modes of production.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 3
Date: 2017-11-06
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.305778

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