This study finds that women allocate disproportionately more land out of subsistence and into income-generating crops after a drought. Using a novel weather shock measure that combines spatial rainfall data with detailed cropping calendars, survey data, and econometric techniques, the authors note that adverse weather events can provide opportunities for women to enter the commercial crop market, especially when the shocks are longer in duration.
Blog » Crop Choice, Drought, and Gender: New Insights from Smallholders’ Response to Weather Shocks in Rural Uganda (2021)
Crop Choice, Drought, and Gender: New Insights from Smallholders’ Response to Weather Shocks in Rural Uganda (2021)
This study finds that women allocate disproportionately more land out of subsistence and into income-generating crops after a drought. Using a novel weather shock measure that combines spatial rainfall data with detailed cropping calendars, survey data, and econometric techniques, the authors note that adverse weather events can provide opportunities for women to enter the commercial crop market, especially when the shocks are longer in duration.