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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
social sciences
Linking smallholder farmers to markets, gender and intra-household dynamics: Does the choice of commodity matter?
European Journal of Development Research, Volume 23, No. 3, Year 2011
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Description
Linking smallholder farmers to markets and making markets work for the poor is increasingly becoming an important part of the global research and development agenda. Organizations have used various strategies to link farmers to markets. These approaches have mainly been evaluated for their potential to increase participation in markets and household incomes. The evaluations have assumed a unitary household where income and resources are pooled and allocated according to a joint utility function. In most households, however, income is rarely pooled and neither are resources jointly allocated. This article uses data from Malawi and Uganda to analyze what influences income distribution between men and women, focusing on the type of commodity, type of market and approaches used. The results indicate that commodities generating lower average revenues are more likely to be controlled by women, whereas men control commodities that are high revenue generators, often sold in formal markets. © 2011 European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes.
Authors & Co-Authors
Njuki, Jemimah Micere
Kenya, Nairobi
International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi
Kaaria, Susan K.
United States, New York
Ford Foundation
Chamunorwa, Angeline
Finland
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture
Chiuri, Wanjiku L.
Finland
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture
Statistics
Citations: 214
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1057/ejdr.2011.8
ISSN:
09578811
e-ISSN:
17439728
Study Locations
Malawi
Uganda
Participants Gender
Male
Female