Female labor outcomes and large-scale agricultural land investments: Macro-micro evidencefrom Tanzania. (March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Osabuohien, Evans S.; Efobi, Uchenna R.; Herrmann, Raoul T.; Gitau, Ciliaka M.W.
• Is Part Of: Land use policy. Volume 82(2019)
• Page Start: 716
• Page End: 728
• Publication Date: 2019-03
• Subjects: Q15 -- J16 -- F6; Agricultural transformation -- Labor market participation -- Large-scale land investments -- Gender; Land use -- Periodicals; Land use -- Government policy -- Periodicals; Sol, Utilisation du -- Périodiques; Sol, Utilisation du -- Politique gouvernementale -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 333.7305
• DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.01.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-8377

Abstract

Highlights: We advanced research on large-scale land investments in Africa. We focused on the female labor outcomes in Tanzania with respect to land investments. A novel approach of combining national data and fieldwork was employed. How the agricultural wages of female-headed households differ from those of the male-head households are articulated in the study. Labor allocation of female-head households in comparison to the male-head households are provided in the paper. Abstract: This paper examined the extent to which Large-scale Agricultural Land Investments (LALIs) has delivered on its promises (e.g. increased productivity, job creation, and rural development, particularly for rural women). We conducted empirical analyses using the Living Standards Measurement Study-Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) dataset (macro evidence), which was complemented with two case studies of LALIs in Kilombero district, Morogoro region, Tanzania (micro evidence). The findings from the study revealed that the LALIs have limited effect on agricultural wage. However, the results show that LALIs have a negative association with the welfare of female-headed households located in communities with LALIs. On the micro evidence, we found that female-headed households working in the LALIs earned slightly lower agricultural wage compared to those not working in the LALIs. This implies that the use of LALIs in Tanzania to drive agricultural transformation requires specific targeting of potential beneficiaries.