Understanding the complexities surrounding gender differences in agricultural productivity in Nigeria and Uganda

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1482-1509

  Peterman, Amber ^a   Quisumbing, Agnes ^a   Behrman, Julia ^a   Nkonya, Ephraim ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS STATUS;

NIGERIA; UGANDA;

EID: 84857850600     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2010.536222     Document Type: Article

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