Assessing the gender dimensions in the true costs of food production in Kenya

Key takeaways: Gender-based environmental and social external costs create substantial economic inefficiencies in the agricultural sector. The gender wage gap contributes 12.8% to total external costs. Women's limited access to resources leads to reduced productivity, with female farmers investin...

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Autores principales: Geoffrey, Baragu, Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Benfica, Rui
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172444
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description Key takeaways: Gender-based environmental and social external costs create substantial economic inefficiencies in the agricultural sector. The gender wage gap contributes 12.8% to total external costs. Women's limited access to resources leads to reduced productivity, with female farmers investing 36% less in inputs than their male counterparts. Workplace harassment, which disproportionately affects women, accounts for 10.8% of total external costs. Unequal land management practices (women managing smaller plots) and having restricted access to improved agricultural inputs create additional inefficiencies in resource allocation and production outcomes.
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spelling CGSpace1724442025-11-20T17:19:15Z Assessing the gender dimensions in the true costs of food production in Kenya Geoffrey, Baragu Boukaka, Sedi Anne Benfica, Rui gender accounting food production agricultural sector remuneration resource allocation Key takeaways: Gender-based environmental and social external costs create substantial economic inefficiencies in the agricultural sector. The gender wage gap contributes 12.8% to total external costs. Women's limited access to resources leads to reduced productivity, with female farmers investing 36% less in inputs than their male counterparts. Workplace harassment, which disproportionately affects women, accounts for 10.8% of total external costs. Unequal land management practices (women managing smaller plots) and having restricted access to improved agricultural inputs create additional inefficiencies in resource allocation and production outcomes. 2024-12-31 2025-01-29T20:31:41Z 2025-01-29T20:31:41Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172444 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148762 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151497 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152074 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151808 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/169668 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Geoffrey, Baragu; Boukaka, Sedi-Anne; and Benfica, Rui. 2024. Assessing the gender dimensions in the true costs of food production in Kenya. CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Postitive Solutions Policy Brief. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172444
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agricultural sector
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resource allocation
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