%L eprints17777
%K Agricultural Investments; Employment; Labour Allocation; Wage Income
%T Large-scale Agricultural Investments and Female
Employment in Nigerian Communities
%A O. O. Edafe
%A E. S. C. Osabuohien
%A Romanus Osabohien
%X This study examines how large-scale agricultural investments (LSAIs) affect employment
outcomes of female households in Nigeria. It focuses on wage income and labour allocations to agricultural
activities for households in communities with LSAIs compared with households in communities without
LSAIs. It engages Wave 4 (2018/2019) of the Living Standards Measurement Study-Integrated Surveys on
Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) dataset using the Propensity Score Matching (PSM) technique. The results show a
positive relationship with the household income living in communities with LSAIs, but a negative
relationship with the labour allocation to agricultural activities. Furthermore, the findings indicate that
households in communities with LSAIs received higher wages and spend fewer hours in agricultural
activities. Also, though female-head households spend more hours on agricultural activities than male-headed
households, they earn less. Therefore, the study submits with some recommendations on reducing the
possible adverse effects of LSAIs and optimising its positive impact, especially for females in rural
communities where most of such investments occur.