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THE JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES: THEORY AND PRACTICE, V.81, # 2, 2024, pp. 30 -59

ECONOMETRIC MODELLING OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN CAMEROON

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Mbu Daniel Tambi , Mah-Soh Glennice Fosah 2

1 Department of Economics, University of Bamenda - Cameroon
E-mail: [email protected]
2 Department of Economics, University of Bamenda - Cameroon

https://doi.org/10.30546/jestp.2024.81.02.02

Received: August 30; accepted November 08, 2024; published online December 25, 2024

ABSTRACT
This study attempts to investigate the relationship between women empowerment and
agricultural production in Cameroon and to verify the heterogeneity effect of women
empowerment on agricultural production by household geographical place of
residence. Methodologically, we used Cameroon household consumption survey via
2SLS and control function models. The results reveal that women empowerment
positively and significantly affects agricultural production in Cameroon. The findings
also revealed that empowering a married woman has a large positive effect on
agricultural production than otherwise. The study recommends that empowerment
strategies for women farmers be implemented and effectively monitored towards
agricultural goal attainment.

Keywords: Women empowerment, Agricultural production, 2SLS, Control function,
Cameroon

JEL Classification: O13 , J16

INTRODUCTION
Sustainable development goal number two (SDG2) is to end hunger, achieve food
security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture while sustainable
development goal number five (SDG5) is to achieve gender equality and empower all
women and girls. This shows that women empowerment and agricultural development
is of paramount importance in most development programs across the world today.
Agriculture has been widely recognized by the international development community
as an engine of growth and poverty reduction especially in countries where it is the
main occupation of the poor. The avenue through which the potentials of agriculture
are harnessed and unleashed to become beneficial to the wellbeing of the people is
through food production (Bhargava, 2008). As it relates to agriculture, more than half
of the world’s women are involved in food production with studies revealing that they
produce over 50 per cent of all food grown worldwide (FAO, 2012).

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