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_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Rice Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationCornell Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationMakerere Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghanaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationCollege of Science and Technology, Ghanaen_US
cg.coverage.countryGhanaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GHen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierRanjitha Puskur: 0000-0002-9112-3414en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su15097069en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2071-1050en_US
cg.issue9en_US
cg.journalSustainabilityen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformationen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformGenderen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
cg.volume15-7069en_US
dc.contributor.authorAsante, Bright Owusuen_US
dc.contributor.authorPuskur, Ranjithaen_US
dc.contributor.authorGarner, Elisabethen_US
dc.contributor.authorMangheni, Margaret Najjingoen_US
dc.contributor.authorAdabah, Richarden_US
dc.contributor.authorAsante, Maxwell Darkoen_US
dc.contributor.authorFrimpong, Benedicta Nsiahen_US
dc.contributor.authorPrah, Stephenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-26T16:22:02Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-01-26T16:22:02Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/138621en_US
dc.titleAccess and Control of Resources and Participation in Rice-Breeding Activities among Men and Women Farmers in Southern Ghanaen_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2023-04-23en_US
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_US
dcterms.issued2023-04-23en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherMDPIen_US
dcterms.subjectriceen_US
dcterms.subjectbreedingen_US
dcterms.subjectresourcesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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