The heat never bothered me anyway: Gender-specific response of agricultural labor to climatic shocks in Tanzania

被引：6

作者：

Lee, Yeyoung ^{[1
]}

Haile, Beliyou ^{[2
]}

Seymour, Greg ^{[2
]}

Azzarri, Carlo ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Michigan State Univ, Dept Agr Food & Resource Econ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

[2] Int Food Policy Res Inst IFPRI, Washington, DC USA

来源：

APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND POLICY | 2021年 / 43卷 / 02期

关键词：

agricultural labor; gender; heat stress; panel data; Tanzania; CROP PRODUCTION; WEATHER SHOCKS; PRODUCTIVITY; POVERTY; WOMENS; TIME; BANGLADESH; DROUGHT; GAP;

D O I：

10.1002/aepp.13153

中图分类号：

F3 [农业经济];

学科分类号：

0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;

摘要：

Agricultural production in Africa is generally highly labor intensive with gender-specific specialization across activities. Using panel data from Tanzania, we examine the effects of heat stress (temperature above 29 degrees C) during the maize-growing season on gender-disaggregated agricultural labor use. Results show that heat stress reduces total male family labor but does not statistically affect female family labor. Households with only female adults seem to increase their labor supply under heat stress. Given these heterogeneous effects, gender-sensitive development interventions and adaptation strategies are suggested to enhance women's adaptive capacity.

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页码：732 / 749

页数：18