abstract: 'Purpose The purpose of this paper is threefold: to assess the gender

  gaps and the patterns of female workforce in agriculture; to examine the

  level of household decision making among the principal males and females

  in the household; and to estimate the time spent by the principal males

  and females in the household by activities in Nigeria.

  Design/methodology/approach The study made use of secondary data

  obtained from various sources such as published articles, research

  reports, unpublished discussion paper, policy documents, national and

  international databases (World Bank World Development Indicators, United

  Nations Development Programme and the ECOWAS-RAAF-PASANAO survey

  conducted in Nigeria in 2017), and position papers. The information

  gathered covers a range of empirical and conceptual issues relating to

  labour, share of women contributing to agriculture and other

  gender-related issues. The study covered 1,747 maize and/or rice

  producing households spread across 141 farming communities in 16 states

  in Nigeria using a multi-stage sampling technique. Findings It was

  interesting to note that an average male was older and had more

  educational qualification than their female counterparts. In the same

  vein, he owned more assets (virgin lands, other plots and buildings)

  when compared with their female counterparts and earned higher incomes

  from farming and other labour activities with the exception of trading.

  Furthermore, the result revealed females spent more time taking care of

  children, cooking and schooling than their male counterparts. It can

  therefore be concluded that a gender gap exists in agricultural labour

  participation with the males playing dominant roles as compared with

  their female counterparts. Analysis of women''s agricultural should not

  neglect the structural bases of their inequality. Research

  limitations/implications The study is limited by lack of enough data

  base on women''s and men''s engagement in labour force and on agricultural

  activities which can be analysed for policy formulation and

  implementation. Social implications The paper elucidates some of the

  possible social, economic and biological implications of changes in

  women''s work and their participation in agriculture in Nigeria.

  Originality/value The paper is original in nature and will add value to

  the integration of women into the development process in Nigeria.'
affiliation: 'Obayelu, AE (Corresponding Author), Fed Univ Agr, Dept Agr Econ \& Farm
  Management, Abeokuta, Nigeria.

  Obayelu, Abiodun Elijah; Ogbe, Agatha Osivweneta; Edewor, Sarah E., Fed Univ Agr,
  Dept Agr Econ \& Farm Management, Abeokuta, Nigeria.'
author: Obayelu, Abiodun Elijah and Ogbe, Agatha Osivweneta and Edewor, Sarah E.
author-email: 'obayelu@yahoo.com

  ag05ogbe@gmail.com

  sarradowe@gmail.com'
author_list:
- family: Obayelu
  given: Abiodun Elijah
- family: Ogbe
  given: Agatha Osivweneta
- family: Edewor
  given: Sarah E.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1108/AJEMS-03-2019-0128
eissn: 2040-0713
files: []
issn: 2040-0705
journal: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES
keywords: 'Gender; Paid workforce; Female labour; Unemployment; Primary male;

  Primary female; Migration'
language: English
month: JUN 8
number: 2, SI
number-of-cited-references: '31'
orcid-numbers: 'Obayelu, Abiodun Elijah/0000-0003-3328-7717

  Edewor, Sarah/0000-0003-3596-3176'
pages: 285-300
papis_id: eb0c4eb4e59030ee5bef345cada4b1de
ref: Obayelu2020gendergaps
researcherid-numbers: 'Baldissera, Annalisa/AHD-6334-2022

  Obayelu, Abiodun Elijah/GRR-2072-2022

  '
times-cited: '7'
title: Gender gaps and female labour participation in agriculture in Nigeria
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000542039300007
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '10'
volume: '11'
web-of-science-categories: Economics
year: '2020'