from April 2021

Advocating for women-focused policies in Nigeria

Two PEP project teams in Nigeria held a joint national policy conference to share their recommendations for improving rural productivity, wellbeing and food security through women-focused policies.

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Improving gender equity in Malawi’s input subsidies

Despite making up more than 70% of the agricultural labour force and being central to putting food on the table, women in Malawi remain marginalised from income-generating activities. In 2005 the government introduced farm input subsidies to increase smallholder productivity and improve food security. A team of local researchers found that the subsidies do increase the incomes of farming households but women within those households lose decision-making power to the men. Improving subsidy targeting to those who cultivate the land could help address gender inequalities.

Find out more in the PEP policy brief 234.

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