Access and Control of Resources and Participation in Rice-Breeding Activities among Men and Women Farmers in Southern Ghana

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cg.contributor.affiliationKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Rice Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationCornell Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationMakerere Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghanaen
cg.contributor.affiliationCollege of Science and Technology, Ghanaen
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierRanjitha Puskur: 0000-0002-9112-3414en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su15097069en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2071-1050en
cg.issue9en
cg.journalSustainabilityen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.impactPlatformGender
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen
cg.volume15-7069en
dc.contributor.authorAsante, Bright Owusuen
dc.contributor.authorPuskur, Ranjithaen
dc.contributor.authorGarner, Elisabethen
dc.contributor.authorMangheni, Margaret Najjingoen
dc.contributor.authorAdabah, Richarden
dc.contributor.authorAsante, Maxwell Darkoen
dc.contributor.authorFrimpong, Benedicta Nsiahen
dc.contributor.authorPrah, Stephenen
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-26T16:22:02Zen
dc.date.available2024-01-26T16:22:02Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/138621
dc.titleAccess and Control of Resources and Participation in Rice-Breeding Activities among Men and Women Farmers in Southern Ghanaen
dcterms.abstractThis paper provides evidence of gender differences in the access and control of resources and their relation to participation in rice-breeding activities among men and women farmers in southern Ghana. We used a mixed methods design which involved the use of qualitative data collected through focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs) and quantitative data collection through a survey. Using data collected from 315 smallholder rice farmers, perception analyses and probit and multivariate regression were employed in the analyses. Our findings indicate that higher levels of education, experience in rice farming, a favorable dependency ratio, larger farm size, more rice plots, access to extension services, and involvement with financial organizations positively influence participation in rice-breeding activities. On the other hand, distance to market is found to have a negative impact on participation. Moreover, years of education, experience in rice farming, farm size, number of rice plots, dependency ratio, and distance to market were found to negatively influence the control of production resources among both male and female participants in rice-breeding activities. From both the quantitative and qualitative results, men had more access to productive resources than women. Insights from this study will enhance gender equity in promoting the participation of both men and women in rice varietal development activities.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2023-04-23en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAsante, B.O.; Puskur, R.; Garner, E.; Mangheni, M.N.; Adabah, R.; Asante, M.D.; Frimpong, B.N.; Prah, S. Access and Control of Resources and Participation in Rice-Breeding Activities among Men and Women Farmers in Southern Ghana. Sustainability 2023, 15, 7069. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15097069en
dcterms.issued2023-04-23en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherMDPIen
dcterms.subjectriceen
dcterms.subjectbreedingen
dcterms.subjectresourcesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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