The Feminization of Agriculture with Chinese Characteristics

The objectives of this paper are to help build a picture of the role of women in China’s agriculture, to assess whether or not agricultural feminization has been occurring, and if so, to measure its impact on productivity. To meet these goals, we rely on three datasets that allow us to explore who i...

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Autores principales: de Brauw, Alan, Huang, Jikun, Rozelle, Scott
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153886
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description The objectives of this paper are to help build a picture of the role of women in China’s agriculture, to assess whether or not agricultural feminization has been occurring, and if so, to measure its impact on productivity. To meet these goals, we rely on three datasets that allow us to explore who is working on China’s farms and the effects of the labor allocation decisions of rural households on productivity. We find that since 2000, the role of women has increased both in the supply of farm labor and in the duties that women take on in the management of farms. While this expansion is important, we further demonstrate that when women do a majority of farm work or manage the farm, their farms are equally as efficient as farms managed by men.
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spelling CGSpace1538862025-11-06T07:22:08Z The Feminization of Agriculture with Chinese Characteristics de Brauw, Alan Huang, Jikun Rozelle, Scott gender labour supply rural areas rural development The objectives of this paper are to help build a picture of the role of women in China’s agriculture, to assess whether or not agricultural feminization has been occurring, and if so, to measure its impact on productivity. To meet these goals, we rely on three datasets that allow us to explore who is working on China’s farms and the effects of the labor allocation decisions of rural households on productivity. We find that since 2000, the role of women has increased both in the supply of farm labor and in the duties that women take on in the management of farms. While this expansion is important, we further demonstrate that when women do a majority of farm work or manage the farm, their farms are equally as efficient as farms managed by men. 2012 2024-10-01T13:58:11Z 2024-10-01T13:58:11Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153886 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute de Brauw, Alan; Huang, Jikun; Rozelle, Scott. 2012. The Feminization of Agriculture with Chinese Characteristics. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1189. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153886
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