Assessing the gender dimensions in the true costs of food production in Kenya

Baragu Geoffrey, Sedi Anne Boukaka and Rui Benfica

CGIAR Initative Publications from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Key takeaways: Gender-based environmental and social external costs create substantial economic inefficiencies in the agricultural sector. The gender wage gap contributes 12.8% to total external costs. Women's limited access to resources leads to reduced productivity, with female farmers investing 36% less in inputs than their male counterparts. Workplace harassment, which disproportionately affects women, accounts for 10.8% of total external costs. Unequal land management practices (women managing smaller plots) and having restricted access to improved agricultural inputs create additional inefficiencies in resource allocation and production outcomes.

Keywords: gender; accounting; food production; agricultural sector; remuneration; resource allocation; Kenya; Africa; Eastern Africa; Southern Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-12-31
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