Gendered Constraints to Rice Value Chain and Participatory Policy Processes: Evidence from Southern Nigeria
References
- Abdullahi, A.A. 2025. Exploring the Gender Dynamics in the Rice Value Chain Interventions in Nigeria. Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 16: 133–158. https://doi.org/10.14267/CJSSP.2025.1.6
- Adekunle, I.A. & Aregbesola, A.R. 2025. Evaluating the agricultural policy-productivity gap in Nigeria: a Markov-switching analysis. Future Business Journal, 11: 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-025-00453-6
- Adeola, O., Evans, O. & Ngare, I. 2024. Climate Change and Gender Gaps in Africa’s Agricultural Sector. In: Adeola, O., Evans, O. & Ngare, I. (eds.) Gender Equality, Climate Action, and Technological Innovation for Sustainable Development in Africa. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- Afsahi, A. 2021. Gender difference in willingness and capacity for deliberation. Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society, 28: 1046–1072. https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxaa003
- Ahrens, P. & Meier, P. 2024. From parliament to party: The gender‐sensitive parliamentary group. Politics and Governance, 12: 8107. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.8107
- Aremu, T. 2024. Toward evidence-informed policymaking in Nigeria? A systematic review of agricultural evidence syntheses. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8: 1465214. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1465214
- Ayoola, J., Dangbegnon, C., Daudu, C., Mando, A., Kudi, T., Amapu, I., Adeosun, J. & Ezui, K. 2011. Socio-economic factors influencing rice production among male and female farmers in Northern Guinea Savanna Nigeria: lessons for promoting gender equity in action research. Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America, 2: 1010–1014.
- Ballangé, A. 2025. Addressing Self-Exclusion in Upscaled Mini-Publics: Evidence from CoFE’s European Citizens’ Panels. Journal of Deliberative Democracy, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.16997/jdd.1758
- Binderkrantz, A.S., Christiansen, P.M. & Pedersen, H.H. 2020. Mapping interest group access to politics: A presentation of the Interarena research project. Interest Groups & Advocacy, 9(3): 290–301. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41309-020-00095-9
- Buehren, N. 2023. Gender and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: Review of constraints and effective interventions. Gender Innovation Lab, World Bank, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.1596/39994
- Cheong, D.D., Bock, B. & Roep, D. 2024. Unpacking gender mainstreaming: a critical discourse analysis of agricultural and rural development policy in Myanmar and Nepal. Agriculture and Human Values, 41(2): 599–613. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-023-10502-x
- Effiong, J. & David, G. 2025. Assessment of Women Farmers in Rice Production Value Chain in Cross River State, Nigeria. Agricultural Extension for Food Security and Community Empowerment, 6(4): 130-137. https://doi.org/10.63561/fnasjmse.v6i4.922
- Gupta, P. 2025. A systematic review on women’s participation in agricultural work and nutritional outcomes. arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.03202. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2504.03202
- Innocenti, F., Candel, M.J., Tan, F.E. & van Breukelen, G.J. 2021. Optimal two-stage sampling for mean estimation in multilevel populations when cluster size is informative. Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 30(2): 357–375. https://doi.org/10.1177/0962280220952833
- Koledoye, G. 2024. Family Labour Utilization among Small Scale Arable Crop Farmers: Evidence from Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. Eurasian Journal of Agricultural Research, 8(1): 96–106.
- Maindi, C., Nyarindo, W., Ndirangu, S. & Isaboke, H. 2025. Gender differentials in smallholder participation in efficiency and livelihood-enhancing collective action initiatives in Central Kenya. Gender, Technology and Development, 29: 185–210. https://doi.org/10.1080/09718524.2025.2478768
- Mohammed, F.Y., Khonje, M.G. & Qaim, M. 2025. Women’s roles in decision-making and nutrition-sensitive agriculture. Food Security, 17, 1301–1315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-025-01553-5
- Mulema, A.A., Jogo, W., Damtew, E., Mekonnen, K. & Thorne, P. 2019. Women farmers’ participation in the agricultural research process: implications for agricultural sustainability in Ethiopia. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 17: 127–145.
- Ndimele, G.C., Xin, S. & Vefemsi, V.E. 2023. Addressing time poverty among women in Nigeria through building of infrastructures. Journal of International Cooperation and Development, 6(3): 1. https://doi.org/10.36941/jicd-2023-0018
- Nur, H., Atoloye, A.T., Mphwanthe, G., Dharod, J., Murimi, M. & Archuleta, M. 2025. Empowering Women Farmers: Paving the Way for Food Security and Equality. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 57: 83–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2024.12.002
- Nwankwo, C.U., Ikehi, M.E., Ejiofor, T.E. & Ifeanyieze, F.O. 2024. Successive national agricultural policies/programmes, growth of gross domestic product (GDP) and expansion of agribusinesses in Nigeria. Plos one, 19: e0291999.
- Obayelu, A. E., Ogbe, A. O. & Edewor, S. E. 2020. Gender gaps and female labour participation in agriculture in Nigeria. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 11(2): 285–300. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-03-2019-0128
- Olomu, M.O., Ekperiware, M.C. & Akinlo, T. 2020. Agricultural sector value chain and government policy in Nigeria: issues, challenges and prospects. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 11: 525–538.
- Palacios-López, A. & López, R. 2015. The Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity: The Role of Market Imperfections. The Journal of Development Studies, 51(9): 1175–1192. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2015.1028539
- Prastiwi, J.H. & Yunas, N.S. 2025. Women’s accessibility and production of gender-responsive policies through thematic Musrenbang in Malang City, Indonesia. Journal of Governance and Public Policy, 12: 18–36. https://doi.org/10.18196/jgpp.v12i1.19432
- Rodgers, Y. & Akram-Lodhi, H. 2019. The gender gap in agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa: causes, costs and solutions. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2019/04/the-gender-gap-in-agricultural-productivity-in-subsaharan-africa
- Tirivangasi, H., Dzvimbo, M., Chitongo, L. & Mawonde, A. 2023. Walking where men walk: gendered politics of smallholder agriculture in Zimbabwe. Present Environment and Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.47743/pesd2023171003
- Van Wijk, M., Hammond, J., Gorman, L., Adams, S., Ayantunde, A., Baines, D., Bolliger, A., Bosire, C., Carpena, P. & Chesterman, S. 2020. The Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey, data from 13,310 farm households in 21 countries. Scientific Data, 7, 46. In.
- Wekesah, F.M., Mutua, E.N. & Izugbara, C.O. 2019. Gender and conservation agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 17: 78–91. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2019.1567245
- Wiśniowski, A., Sakshaug, J.W., Perez Ruiz, D.A. & Blom, A.G. 2020. Integrating probability and nonprobability samples for survey inference. Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology, 8(1): 120–147. https://doi.org/10.1093/jssam/smz051
- Yami, M., van Asten, P., Hauser, M., Schut, M. & Pali, P. 2019. Participation without negotiating: Influence of stakeholder power imbalances and engagement models on agricultural policy development in Uganda. Rural Sociology, 84(2): 390–415. https://doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12229
- Yusuf, A., Adejoh, S., AnamayI, E. & Moses, O. 2025. Factors influencing women’s participation in rice processing under the IFAD value chain development programme (VCDP) in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, 5: 122–128.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2026-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2466-4774 | Journal ISSN: 0350-1205
Language: English
Submitted on: May 19, 2026
Accepted on: Aug 26, 2026
Published on: Nov 10, 2026
Published by: University of Novi Sad
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Related subjects:
© 2026 Cecy Edijala Balogun, published by University of Novi Sad
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.