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Estimating and Decomposing Groundnut Gender Yield Gap: Evidence from Rural Farming Households in Northern Nigeria

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  • Geoffrey Muricho

    (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nairobi 00623, Kenya)

  • Jourdain Lokossou

    (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Bamako BP 320, Mali)

  • Hippolyte Affognon

    (West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF), Dakar B.P.48, Senegal)

  • Benjamin Ahmed

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture/Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria PMB 06, Nigeria)

  • Haile Desmae

    (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Bamako BP 320, Mali)

  • Hakeem Ajeigbe

    (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Kano PMB 3491, Nigeria)

  • Michael Vabi

    (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Kano PMB 3491, Nigeria)

  • Jummai Yila

    (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Bamako BP 320, Mali)

  • Essegbemon Akpo

    (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nairobi 00623, Kenya)

  • Christopher Ojiewo

    (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nairobi 00623, Kenya)

Abstract

Poverty among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa has been associated with low agricultural productivity emanating from gender yield gaps among other factors. Using data collected from smallholder groundnut producers in Nigeria, we analyzed the gender yield gap by applying the exogenous switching regression (ESR) model and Oaxaca–Blinder (OB) decomposition framework. Results from the two complementary approaches showed a significant gender yield gap in favor of male headed households (MHHs). The main and significant source of the gap was differences in resources/endowments. We found that involving female headed households (FHHs) in prerequisite yield augmenting activities like technology validation trials, testing, and demonstrations is critical in closing the existing yield gap.

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  • Geoffrey Muricho & Jourdain Lokossou & Hippolyte Affognon & Benjamin Ahmed & Haile Desmae & Hakeem Ajeigbe & Michael Vabi & Jummai Yila & Essegbemon Akpo & Christopher Ojiewo, 2020. "Estimating and Decomposing Groundnut Gender Yield Gap: Evidence from Rural Farming Households in Northern Nigeria," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-20, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:21:p:8923-:d:435479
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