Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/204957 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
AGDI Working Paper No. WP/19/002
Publisher: 
African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI), Yaoundé
Abstract: 
Low productivity among female farmers when compared with their male counterparts is considered an outcome of limited access to agricultural land and inputs. The objective of this investigation was to assess the impact of multinational oil companies' (MOCs') CSR on rural women access to modern agricultural inputs in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. A total of 700 rural female farmers were sampled across the region. Results from the use of a logit model indicated that CSR recorded significant success in agricultural development generally, but has undermined equality. This implies that if a woman's agricultural productivity is continuously hindered by unequal access to agricultural resources (or opportunities) and widespread inequality will limit poverty reduction efforts in Nigeria. The results also showed that women depended on CSR of MOCs for policy dialogue and advocacy for women 's access to agricultural land and inputs. Supporting agricultural initiatives that focus on empowering women would boost food security in sub-Saharan Africa.
Subjects: 
gender equality
agriculture
corporate social responsibility
multinational oil companies
logit model
Nigeria
JEL: 
J43
O40
O55
Q10
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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