Agricultural technology, risk, and gender: a CGE analysis of Mozambique

Interactions between agricultural technology improvements, risk-reducing behavior, and gender roles in agricultural production in Mozambique are examined. The analysis employs a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that explicitly incorporates key features of the economy. These include: detail...

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Main Authors: Arndt, Channing, Tarp, Finn
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2000
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158071
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description Interactions between agricultural technology improvements, risk-reducing behavior, and gender roles in agricultural production in Mozambique are examined. The analysis employs a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that explicitly incorporates key features of the economy. These include: detailed accounting of marketing margins, home consumption, risk, and gender roles in agricultural production. Our results show that agricultural technology improvements benefit both male and female occupants of rural households. Due to economic interactions, agricultural technology improvements are particularly compelling when combined with marketing system improvements. Moreover, technological change in cassava appears to be a particularly strong lever for increasing female and overall household welfare, especially when risk is considered.--from Abstract.
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spelling CGSpace1580712024-11-14T11:37:22Z Agricultural technology, risk, and gender: a CGE analysis of Mozambique Arndt, Channing Tarp, Finn agriculture technology transfer women economic situation gender computable general equilibrium models Interactions between agricultural technology improvements, risk-reducing behavior, and gender roles in agricultural production in Mozambique are examined. The analysis employs a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that explicitly incorporates key features of the economy. These include: detailed accounting of marketing margins, home consumption, risk, and gender roles in agricultural production. Our results show that agricultural technology improvements benefit both male and female occupants of rural households. Due to economic interactions, agricultural technology improvements are particularly compelling when combined with marketing system improvements. Moreover, technological change in cassava appears to be a particularly strong lever for increasing female and overall household welfare, especially when risk is considered.--from Abstract. 2000-07 2024-10-24T12:53:37Z 2024-10-24T12:53:37Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158071 en Limited Access Elsevier Arndt, Channing; Tarp, Finn. 2000. Agricultural technology, risk, and gender: a CGE analysis of Mozambique. World Development 28(7): 1307-1326. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-750X(00)00017-6
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Agricultural technology, risk, and gender: a CGE analysis of Mozambique
title Agricultural technology, risk, and gender: a CGE analysis of Mozambique
title_full Agricultural technology, risk, and gender: a CGE analysis of Mozambique
title_fullStr Agricultural technology, risk, and gender: a CGE analysis of Mozambique
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural technology, risk, and gender: a CGE analysis of Mozambique
title_short Agricultural technology, risk, and gender: a CGE analysis of Mozambique
title_sort agricultural technology risk and gender a cge analysis of mozambique
topic agriculture
technology transfer
women
economic situation
gender
computable general equilibrium models
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