Agricultural Technology, Risk, and Gender: A CGE Analysis of Mozambique

Channing Arndt; Finn Tarp

Agricultural Technology, Risk, and Gender: A CGE Analysis of Mozambique

Channing Arndt, Finn Tarp

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Interactions between agricultural technology improvements, risk-reducing behavior, and gender roles in agricultural production in Mozambique are examined. The analysis employs a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that explicitly incorporates key features of the economy. These include: detailed accounting of marketing margins, home consumption, risk, and gender roles in agricultural production. Our results show that agricultural technology improvements benefit both male and female occupants of rural households. Due to economic interactions, agricultural technology improvements are particularly compelling when combined with marketing system improvements. Moreover, technological change in cassava appears to be a particularly strong lever for increasing female and overall household welfare, especially when risk is considered.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	World Development
Vol/bind	28
Udgave nummer	7
Antal sider	31
ISSN	0305-750X
Status	Udgivet - 2000

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