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Title: Gendered Access to Resources, Preferences, and Crop Choices in Arid Regions: A Focus on Oasis Agriculture in Southeastern Morocco
Authors: Kaffa, Khadija
Miura, Ken  kyouindb  KAKEN_id  orcid https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0496-4686 (unconfirmed)
Keywords: Gender
Agricultural Investment
Property Rights
Risk and Time Preferences
Morocco
Issue Date: 8-Oct-2024
Publisher: Division of Natural Resource Economics, Faculty/Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Journal title: NRE-DP: Natural Resource Economics Discussion Papers
Volume: 2024-02
Start page: 0
End page: 58
Abstract: This study investigates how production resource access and individual preferences shape genderdifferentiated crop choices in arid regions with strong gender norms. We analyze date palm cultivation at the extensive and intensive margins using data from 109 female and 91 male farmers in southeastern Morocco. After confirming significant gender disparities, the results identify land access, land tenure, and agricultural assets as primary drivers of participation in date palm cultivation. We also find non-negligible gender gaps in its cultivation at approximately 28 percentage points, even after shutting down potential channels, presumably reflecting unobserved gender norms. In contrast, intensive margin analysis shows that risk-loving and, interestingly, impatient farmers plant more date palm trees. The remaining gender gaps in planting intensity after accounting for preferences and resource access are insignificant. Thus, entry into date palm cultivation, rather than investment after participation, is more challenging for female farmers because of the prevailing norms. We also confirm the robustness of these findings to potential sample selection bias. This study highlights the importance of relaxing women's constraints in farming as a policy implication to facilitate sustainable development in arid regions.
Description: Natural Resource Economics Discussion Papers are preliminary research reports by members of the GSA-NRE Kyoto University circulated for comments and suggestions. They have not been externally peer-reviewed or been subject to the review by the editorial board.
Rights: All rights are reserved by the authors.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2433/290049
Related Link: https://www.reseco.kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/introduction/archivements/
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