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

author(s) Baragu, Geoffrey - Boukaka, Sedi-Anne - Benfica, Rui
from CGIAR - Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers
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regions
  • Africa
  • World
  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Southern Africa
citation

Baragu, Geoffrey; Boukaka, Sedi-Anne; and Benfica, Rui. 2024. Assessing the gender dimensions in the true costs of food production in Kenya. CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Postitive Solutions Policy Brief. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172444
Assessing the gender dimensions in the true costs of food production in Kenya

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Abstract

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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