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Title: | Quantifying the impact of agricultural technology usage on intra-household time allocation: Empirical evidence from rice farmers in Ghana |
Authors: | Addison, Monica |
Keywords: | BFG Gender Studies Ghana Agricultural innovations Intra-household time allocation |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Publisher: | Technology in Society |
Citation: | Technology in Society, 63 (2020) 101434; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101434 |
Abstract: | The use of improved agricultural technologies that lead to improved productivity, income and food security,
could also destabilize intra-household time allocation. Using primary data from 917 rice farmers in Ashanti and
Upper East Regions of Ghana, this paper employs a two-stage Bourguignon, Fournier, and Gurgand (BFG) selection
bias correction model to quantify the impact of improved rice production technologies on intra-household
time allocation. The empirical results indicate that farmers who take up improved rice technologies (fertilizer
and improved rice seed) tend to increase labour input in farm work by 13.93 h per week. This has implications
for the amount of time available for domestic work and leisure, especially for women in typical rice farming
household. The design and development of technological innovations in the agricultural sector should take
serious account of the domestic workload of women in farming communities to improve intensity and sustainability
of use for both men and women. |
Description: | An article published in Technology in Society, 63 (2020) 101434 and also available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101434 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/15008 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Agric and Natural Resources
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