Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture No. 2/05
A gender analysis of farm households labour use and its impacts on household income in southwestern Nigeria
M.A.Y. Rahji and A.O. Falusi
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Abstract
The study examined farm household labour use, labour productivity and
its effects on household income in southwestern Nigeria. Evidence from
the study indicated that females work longer hours in all activity
sectors and have lesser leisure time. Results show that the marginal
productivities for the females are higher than for the males. The
marginal income contribution for the females is also significantly
higher than for the males. The use of gender analysis thus indicated
that female labour and income contributions to the household economy
are significant. The policies recommended on gender basis include input
incentives, extension delivery system, credit delivery and if possible
input-on-credit delivery system. Women are the main agricultural
workers but are rarely reached by the “gender blind” rural policies
hence the need for gender specific measures.
Keywords: gender analysis, household labour use, marginal productivity, contribution to income, southwestern Nigeria
Vol. 44 (2005), No. 2: 155-166