Gender and agriculture: Inefficiencies, segregation, and low productivity traps

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-109

  Croppenstedt, Andre ^a   Goldstein, Markus ^b   Rosas, Nina ^b  

^a Food and Agriculture Organization   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AGRICULTURAL LABOR; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 84873594646     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: 15646971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lks024     Document Type: Article

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