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Gender gap in rice productivity: evidence from Vietnam

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  • Thi Kieu Van Tran
  • Ehsan Elahi
  • Liqin Zhang
  • Van Huyen Bui
  • Quang Trung Pham
  • Thuy Duong Tran
  • Thi Lien Ta
  • Munawar Hassan

Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of the gender gap in the gross value of rice yield in Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach - A panel data set of 12 provinces of Vietnam from 2010 to 2014 was used, collected from the Vietnam access to resources household survey. To measure the gender gap in the gross value of rice yield, two-stage least squares and Blinder – Oaxaca decomposition methods were used. Findings - The gross value of rice productivity of male-headed households was 10.3 percent higher than that of female-headed households. The gender gap in rice productivity is caused by the endowment and structural effects; the endowment effect explained 53 percent of the gender gap in rice productivity and the structural effect 42 percent. Practical implications - In order to reduce the gender gap and improve the gross value of rice yield, the following policies are suggested: female education and access to institutional services (extension and credit) should be improved and future research is needed to determine the reasons for gender discrimination in the agricultural production system. Originality/value - The findings suggest that the difference in the gross value of rice yield between male- and female-headed households were mainly caused by endowments and returns from those endowments.

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  • Thi Kieu Van Tran & Ehsan Elahi & Liqin Zhang & Van Huyen Bui & Quang Trung Pham & Thuy Duong Tran & Thi Lien Ta & Munawar Hassan, 2019. "Gender gap in rice productivity: evidence from Vietnam," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 46(2), pages 241-251, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:ijse-12-2017-0623
    DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-12-2017-0623
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    1. Kafle, Kashi & Songsermsawas, Tisorn & Winters, Paul, 2021. "Decomposing the impacts of an agricultural value chain investment by gender and ethnicity: The case of Nepal," 2021 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Austin, Texas 313941, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    2. Md.Salamun Rashidin & Sara Javed & Bin Liu & Wang Jian, 2020. "Ramifications of Households’ Nonfarm Income on Agricultural Productivity: Evidence From a Rural Area of Pakistan," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(1), pages 21582440209, January.
    3. Songsermsawas, Tisorn & Kafle, Kashi & Winters, Paul, 2023. "Decomposing the impacts of an agricultural value chain development project by ethnicity and gender in Nepal," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 168(C).
    4. Eileen B. Nchanji & Odhiambo A. Collins & Enid Katungi & Agness Nduguru & Catherine Kabungo & Esther M. Njuguna & Chris O. Ojiewo, 2020. "What Does Gender Yield Gap Tell Us about Smallholder Farming in Developing Countries?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-18, December.

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