Small and Productive: Kenyan Women and Crop Choice
Small and Productive: Kenyan Women and Crop Choice
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DOI：
10.1080/13545701.2013.878467
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发表时间：
2014-01-02
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Barenberg, Andrew
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作者：
Githinji, Mwangi Wa;Konstantinidis, Charalampos;Barenberg, Andrew
农业生产力中的性别差异问题在发展文献中受到特别关注。女性的产量低于男性，而平均而言，其农场规模较小，这是一个典型的事实，这带来了一个困境，因为较小的农场单位面积的产量较高，这也是一个典型的事实。本研究利用 2006 年肯尼亚综合家庭预算调查的数据，调查了肯尼亚男性和女性农民之间的每英亩产量是否存在差距。使用普通和两阶段最小二乘法（OLS 和 2SLS）分析表明，当考虑作物选择时，女性的生产力与男性相同。具体来说，研究发现以市场为导向的作物是差异的根源。这表明，除了确保妇女与男性有同等机会支持市场导向型作物的政策外，还需要进一步研究决定作物选择的因素。
The question of gender differences in agricultural productivity has received particular attention in the development literature. The stylized fact that women produce less than men, while on average occupying smaller farms, presents a quandary as it is also a stylized fact that smaller farms have higher yields per unit of area. Using data from the 2006 Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey, this study examines whether there is a gap in output per acre between men and women farmers in Kenya. Using ordinary and two-stage least-squares (OLS and 2SLS) analyses, it shows that when crop choice is taken into account, women are as productive as men. Specifically, the study finds that market-oriented crops are the source of differences. This suggests that further research into what determines crop choice is needed, in addition to policy that ensures that women have the same access as men to support for market-oriented crops.