GENDER DIMENSIONS IN RICE PRODUCTIVITY IN NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA | Journal of Global Agriculture

Despite the fact that attention to gender analysis in agricultural research has expanded significantly over the last decade, there is still a need for sustained and more rigorous gender treatment. The gender dimensions of rice productivity in the Savulugu-Nanton Municipality in Ghana's Northern Region are investigated in this research. It uses partial factor productivity methods to evaluate rice production productivity by gender. It also uses the log-linear form of the Cobb-Douglas production function to assess the factors that influence rice farmer productivity. According to the findings, 90 percent of male farmers own their farm land permanently, compared to 55 percent of female farmers. Almost all female farmers (97 percent) cultivated smaller farms of 0.2 to 1.2 ha, while male farmers were around half the size (48 percent ). Agrochemicals were available to all farmers, male and female. Male and female rice farmers produce significantly different amounts of rice. Female rice farmers are more productive than male rice farmers by more than thirty percent (30%). Education, agrochemicals, labour, farm size, age, household size, and farmer experience are all characteristics that have a substantial impact on rice productivity, according to the findings. To boost productivity, the report suggests incorporating gender mainstreaming into all government initiatives.

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