Gender and Policy Roles in Farm Household Diversification in Zambia
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- 作者：Mariana Saenza ; Eric Thompsonb
- 关键词：Zambia ; crop diversification ; gender ; land allocation ; input subsidy program ; Sub-Saharan Africa
- 刊名：World Development
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：89
- 期：Complete
- 页码：152-169
- 全文大小：414 K
文摘
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Response, by gender, of crop diversification to Zambia’s input subsidy is studied.
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Subsidies received by female-headed households influence crop diversification more.
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Female-headed households expand maize acreage less in response to the subsidy.
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Subsidy should be accompanied by programs promoting women’s role in farm decisions.