Bridging the financial inclusion gender gap in smallholder agriculture in Nigeria: An untapped potential for sustainable development



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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104755
DOI: 
10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104755
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journal article
Journal: 
World Development
Number: 
March 2020
Volume: 
127
Author(s): 
Agegbite O.O.
Machethe C.L.
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The sustainable development of Nigeria is being challenged by a persistent large financial inclusion gender gap (FIGG). The same gender gap in the country’s smallholder agriculture frustrates the multifunctional potentials of agriculture in achieving sustainable development outcomes. The smallholders drive the agricultural sector, comprise majority of the worlds’ poor and are found in all regions in Nigeria. This study used a mixed method review from secondary sources (Global Findex Databases 2011, 2014, 2017, Nigeria – CGAP Smallholder Household Survey 2016 and literatures) to investigate the trend in FIGG in smallholder agriculture in Nigeria. The causes and effects of FIGG on sustainable development were also identified by this study and the strategies to bridge the gap

Publication year: 
2020
Keywords: 
Financial inclusion
Gender gap
Smallholder agriculture
SDGs
Nigeria