Data/hora: 09/06/2024 02:42:56

Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | INPUT CHOICES IN AGRICULTURE: IS THERE A GENDER BIAS?
Autores: | Bhagowalia,   Priya; Chen,   Susan E.; Shively,   Gerald E.
Data: | 2008-02-25
Ano: | 2007
Palavras-chave: | Gender bias; Agricultural economics; Inputs; Village level studies; Son; Labor and Human Capital; J16; Q12.
Resumo: | Most developing countries strive to improve agricultural productivity by relaxing credit constraints, supplying better inputs, and improving marketing and distribution. However the efficacy of these reforms needs to be examined in the context of the behavioral responses of farming households. This study examines gender biases within households that affect short-term decisions with immediate and long-term implications. This study utilizes data from ICRISAT's village level studies in India (1975-85) to highlight the effects of child gender on the use of agricultural inputs. The main finding is that households with boys tend to use purchased inputs such as fertilizers and insecticides more intensively compared with households with girls. In general, household with boys also tend to have larger land holdings, and use animal and human labor to a greater extent than household with girls.
Tipo: | Working or Discussion Paper
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

28547

http://purl.umn.edu/7328

Relação:

Purdue University&gt;Department of Agricultural Economics&gt;Working Papers

Working Paper

07-09

Formato: | 29