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Development Economics

Understanding the gender gap in productivity in agricultural production among smallholder cereal growers in rural Ghana

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Article: 2318979 | Received 03 May 2023, Accepted 09 Feb 2024, Published online: 01 Mar 2024

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic characteristics and results of a test of mean differences by gender of plot manager.

Figure 1. Distribution of total cereals harvested and total cereals harvested by an acre of land by gender. Source: 3rd wave of Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey.

Figure 1. Distribution of total cereals harvested and total cereals harvested by an acre of land by gender. Source: 3rd wave of Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey.

Figure 2. Distribution of total maize, millet, and rice harvested and total maize, millet, and rice harvested by an acre of land by gender. Source: 3rd wave of Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey.

Figure 2. Distribution of total maize, millet, and rice harvested and total maize, millet, and rice harvested by an acre of land by gender. Source: 3rd wave of Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey.

Table 2. Plot-level characteristics and results of a test of mean differences by gender of plot manager.

Table 3. OLS results on gender productivity of cereal growers in rural Ghana.

Table 4. Decomposition of the gender differential in the productivity of cereal farmers.

Table 5. Decomposition of the gender differential in productivity at various percentiles.

Data availability statement

The datasets analysed during the current study are available in the Yale Economic Growth Center, and the web link for the dataset is https://www2.statsghana.gov.gh/nada/index.php/catalog/97.