Journal ID : AMA-25-05-2023-12288
[This article belongs to Volume - 54, Issue - 05]
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Title : An Empirical Investigation of Agricultural Output and Employment Generation Nexus in the Nigerian Agricultural Sector: A Gender Perspective

Abstract :

One of the factors contributing to the agricultural sector's underperformance in the majority of developing nations is the fact that women do not have equal access to resources and opportunities like their male counterparts. Against this background, this study examines the impact of agricultural output on female employment in the agricultural sector in Nigeria. The main research question is whether increased agricultural output leads to increased female employment opportunities in Nigeria`s agricultural sector. Data from 1990 to 2021 were extracted from the World Bank database with the application of DOLS and Granger causality techniques in estimating the objective of the study. The results of the study found that government spending on agriculture had a negative but significant influence on female employment in the Nigeria`s agricultural sector. Whereas, agricultural output had a favorable but insignificant impact on female employment in the country`s agricultural sector. Furthermore, there is one-way feedback between government spending and female employment in the Nigerian agricultural sector. Therefore, this study recommends that a more holistic approach is needed if the Nigerian government is to effectively address the issue of female employment in the agricultural sector. Also, the Nigerian policymakers should embark on massive disbursement of funds on agricultural sector if female employment in agriculture is the goal of the policymakers.

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