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Gender, entrepreneurship and food security in Niger
Author(s) -
Dedehouanou Sènakpon Fidèle Ange,
Araar Abdelkrim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
review of development economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1467-9361
pISSN - 1363-6669
DOI - 10.1111/rode.12657
Subject(s) - entrepreneurship , food security , poverty , gender inequality , resource (disambiguation) , agriculture , inequality , informal sector , economics , business , economic growth , development economics , labour economics , geography , mathematical analysis , computer network , mathematics , archaeology , finance , computer science
In many African countries, the income generated from the informal sector and the entrepreneurship is particularly important for reducing poverty. Previous studies have not found clear evidence on the relationship between self‐employment by gender and food security. We argue that this may be a result of the gender inequality in resource accessibility. In this paper, we analyze the implication of household entrepreneurship on food security in Niger, where gender disparities in resource accessibility are reduced. We find that owning female‐managed non‐agricultural enterprises is positively related to food accessibility and food availability within female‐headed households. The results draw the attention on reducing gender differences in resource accessibility in entrepreneurship for improving food security.