Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: comparative evidence from Western Kenya
This paper assessed the relative economic efficiency and output supply and input demand responses of women farmers in western Kenya. The results showed that women are as technically and allocatively efficient as men. However, neither men nor women have absolute allocative efficiency. Women farmers a...
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| author | Alene, A. Manyong, Victor M. Omanya, G. Mignouna, H. Bokanga, M. Odhiambo, G.D. |
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| description | This paper assessed the relative economic efficiency and output supply and input demand responses of women farmers in western Kenya. The results showed that women are as technically and allocatively efficient as men. However, neither men nor women have absolute allocative efficiency. Women farmers are equally responsive to price incentives in terms of output supply and input demand. While education and extension contact have significant effects on overall maize supply and input demand, only extension contact has significant effects among women farmers. The paper discusses a number of significant results and concludes with implications for policy. |
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| spelling | CGSpace907822024-08-27T10:35:00Z Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: comparative evidence from Western Kenya Alene, A. Manyong, Victor M. Omanya, G. Mignouna, H. Bokanga, M. Odhiambo, G.D. efficiency supply response input demand women development This paper assessed the relative economic efficiency and output supply and input demand responses of women farmers in western Kenya. The results showed that women are as technically and allocatively efficient as men. However, neither men nor women have absolute allocative efficiency. Women farmers are equally responsive to price incentives in terms of output supply and input demand. While education and extension contact have significant effects on overall maize supply and input demand, only extension contact has significant effects among women farmers. The paper discusses a number of significant results and concludes with implications for policy. 2008-07 2018-02-06T12:14:44Z 2018-02-06T12:14:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90782 en Limited Access Elsevier Alene, A., Manyong, V., Omanya, G., Mignouna, H., Bokanga, M. & Odhiambo, G.D. (2008). Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: Comparative evidence from Western Kenya. World Development, 36(7), 1247-1260. |
| spellingShingle | efficiency supply response input demand women development Alene, A. Manyong, Victor M. Omanya, G. Mignouna, H. Bokanga, M. Odhiambo, G.D. Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: comparative evidence from Western Kenya |
| title | Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: comparative evidence from Western Kenya |
| title_full | Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: comparative evidence from Western Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: comparative evidence from Western Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: comparative evidence from Western Kenya |
| title_short | Economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers: comparative evidence from Western Kenya |
| title_sort | economic efficiency and supply response of women as farm managers comparative evidence from western kenya |
| topic | efficiency supply response input demand women development |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90782 |
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