Female Smallholders in the Financial Inclusion Agenda
Financial inclusion of smallholder families is considered one of several key conditions needed tospark sustainable agricultural development and food security. However, an analysis of national smallholder surveys in Tanzania and Mozambique with a ge...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/187341533214889273/Female-smallholders-in-the-financial-inclusion-agenda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30109 |
| Summary: | Financial inclusion of smallholder
families is considered one of several key conditions needed
tospark sustainable agricultural development and food
security. However, an analysis of national smallholder
surveys in Tanzania and Mozambique with a gender lens
reveals female smallholdersremain financially excluded
relative to men, despite women’s significant demand for
financial services. This gender gap in financial inclusion
is greatest in the wealthier smallholder households and
suggests that even when wealth conditions improve only the
male members overcome financial inclusion constraints. This
highlights the importance of making sure that more adequate
choices of formal financial products are available for
female smallholders. |
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