Agricultural extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Does gender matter?
Agricultural extension programmes often evaluate their gender strategy by the proportion of female participants. However, female participation is not necessarily conducive for reaching programme objectives. We analyse whether participation of female farmers in an agricultural extension programme in...
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| author | Lambrecht, Isabel B. Vanlauwe, Bernard Maertens, Miet |
| author_browse | Lambrecht, Isabel B. Maertens, Miet Vanlauwe, Bernard |
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| description | Agricultural extension programmes often evaluate their gender strategy by the proportion of female participants. However, female participation is not necessarily conducive for reaching programme objectives. We analyse whether participation of female farmers in an agricultural extension programme in South-Kivu increases adoption of three technologies: improved legume varieties, row planting and mineral fertiliser. Joint male and female programme participation leads to the highest adoption rates. Female participation is not conducive for the adoption of capital-intensive technologies while it is for (female) labour-intensive technologies. Participation of female-headed households is more effective for technology adoption than participation of female farmers in male-headed households. |
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| spelling | CGSpace757542025-01-30T19:28:13Z Agricultural extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Does gender matter? Lambrecht, Isabel B. Vanlauwe, Bernard Maertens, Miet gender agricultural extension integrated soil fertility management soil fertility Agricultural extension programmes often evaluate their gender strategy by the proportion of female participants. However, female participation is not necessarily conducive for reaching programme objectives. We analyse whether participation of female farmers in an agricultural extension programme in South-Kivu increases adoption of three technologies: improved legume varieties, row planting and mineral fertiliser. Joint male and female programme participation leads to the highest adoption rates. Female participation is not conducive for the adoption of capital-intensive technologies while it is for (female) labour-intensive technologies. Participation of female-headed households is more effective for technology adoption than participation of female farmers in male-headed households. 2016-12 2016-06-16T14:17:00Z 2016-06-16T14:17:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75754 en Limited Access Oxford University Press Lambrecht, I., Vanlauwe, B. & Maertens, M. (2016). Agricultural extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Does gender matter? European Review of Agricultural Economics, 1-33. |
| spellingShingle | gender agricultural extension integrated soil fertility management soil fertility Lambrecht, Isabel B. Vanlauwe, Bernard Maertens, Miet Agricultural extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Does gender matter? |
| title | Agricultural extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Does gender matter? |
| title_full | Agricultural extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Does gender matter? |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Does gender matter? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Does gender matter? |
| title_short | Agricultural extension in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: Does gender matter? |
| title_sort | agricultural extension in eastern democratic republic of congo does gender matter |
| topic | gender agricultural extension integrated soil fertility management soil fertility |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75754 |
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