Gender gap in agricultural productivity
Evidence from Burkina Faso
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6005891 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aristide Bonsdaouêndé Valea (0000-0002-8896-3009, Université Ouaga II), Tiatité Noufé (0000-0003-2913-4427, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 533-546 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-8293 • E-ISSN: 1758-6712 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/ijse-11-2023-0923 |
| OpenAlex | W4401149776 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
Purpose Women make a major contribution to the agricultural sector, especially in developing countries. Despite this, women still face many obstacles in carrying out their agricultural activities. These obstacles have a negative impact on their productivity and create a gender gap. This paper analyses the difference in agricultural productivity between male-headed and female-headed households in Burkina Faso. Design/methodology/approach Using data from the Permanent Agricultural Survey (EPA), we applied the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method to determine the size of the gender gap and identify the variables explaining this gap. In this study, we used the value of production per farm worker as a measure of productivity. Findings The results indicate a gender gap of 43.8 percentage points in favor of male-headed households. Around 131% of this difference is explained by differences in observable household characteristics. The factor that most explains this difference in productivity is the difference in the total area of land available to households. Practical implications This finding calls for women’s access to land to be considered in the design and implementation of agricultural development policies. Originality/value One of the main contributions of this article in relation to previous studies lies in the unit of analysis. Rather than focusing on individual producers, as in previous studies, we have instead considered the household as the unit of analysis, since in developing countries such as Burkina Faso, production decisions are taken at household level. It contributes to inform economic policy decisions by providing decision-makers with the factors on which they can act to bring about an increase in agricultural productivity by reducing the gap between male-headed households and female-headed households. Peer review The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-11-2023-0923
Agricultural economics · Agricultural productivity · Agriculture · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Natural resource economics · Productivity · Agricultural risk and resilience · Economic Growth and Productivity · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
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