Male and Female Employment in Agriculture and Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria

Folarin, Esther M. and Osabuohien, E. S. C. and Okodua, Henry and Onabote, Ademola and Osabohien, Romanus (2021) Male and Female Employment in Agriculture and Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria. In: International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Environment, 2021, Online.

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Abstract

The contribution of women to labour in African agriculture is quoted regularly in the range of 60–80%. Using available statistical data, to compare the level of employment and productivity of both male and female on an individual basis, and consequently proffer ways of improve that with a lower turn-out is the one major aim of the study. The contribution of females in the agricultural sector is substantially lower in Nigeria (37%), and some other developing countries. In order to get appropriate estimation of the model, the Augmented Dicky-Fuller and the Phillips-Perron test are used to check the variables level of stationarity. This also helps to explain the existing relationship between and among the following variable: employment in agriculture, male, employment in agriculture, female, trade and inflation. The result informs the need to enhance the employment of female in the Nigerian economy for higher agricultural productivity. Therefore the study suggests that policies geared towards female empowerment in agriculture and services alongside other concerned sectors should be promoted.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	06 Mar 2023 12:20
Last Modified:	06 Mar 2023 12:20
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/16672

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