How much of the labor in African agriculture is provided by women?
How much of the labor in African agriculture is provided by women?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.09.017
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发表时间：
2017-02
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影响因子：
6.5
通讯作者：
Kilic T
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作者：
Palacios-Lopez A;Christiaensen L;Kilic T
据报道，妇女在非洲农业劳动力中的贡献通常在60- 80%之间。这项研究使用来自六个撒哈拉以南非洲国家的全国代表性家庭调查的个人、地块级劳动力投入数据，估计女性劳动力在作物生产中的平均份额为40%。马拉维、坦桑尼亚和乌干达略高于50%，而尼日利亚（37%）、埃塞俄比亚（29%）和尼日尔（24%）则要低得多。不同作物和活动之间没有系统性差异，但在妇女拥有较大土地份额和受教育程度较高的家庭中，妇女劳动力份额往往较高。控制受访者的性别和知识状况不会有意义地改变预测的女性劳动力份额。调查结果对普遍认为由于妇女农业生产力的提高而使作物总产量大幅度增加的说法提出了质疑。
The contribution of women to labor in African agriculture is regularly quoted in the range of 60–80%. Using individual, plot-level labor input data from nationally representative household surveys across six Sub-Saharan African countries, this study estimates the average female labor share in crop production at 40%. It is slightly above 50% in Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda, and substantially lower in Nigeria (37%), Ethiopia (29%), and Niger (24%). There are no systematic differences across crops and activities, but female labor shares tend to be higher in households where women own a larger share of the land and when they are more educated. Controlling for the gender and knowledge profile of the respondents does not meaningfully change the predicted female labor shares. The findings question prevailing assertions regarding substantial gains in aggregate crop output as a result of increasing female agricultural productivity.