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

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  • Geoffrey, Baragu
  • Boukaka, Sedi Anne
  • Benfica, Rui

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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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  • Geoffrey, Baragu & Boukaka, Sedi Anne & Benfica, Rui, 2024. "Assessing the gender dimensions in the true costs of food production in Kenya," CGIAR Initative Publications 172444, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:cgiarp:172444
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    gender; accounting; food production; agricultural sector; remuneration; resource allocation; Kenya; Africa; Eastern Africa; Southern Africa;
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