Improvements in women’s access to rural farm land: the case of Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Chiwuzie, A., Ogunba, O. A. and Dabara, D. I. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0749-3111 (2021) Improvements in women’s access to rural farm land: the case of Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Journal of African Real Estate Research, 6 (1). pp. 43-62. doi: 10.15641/jarer.v6i1.927

Abstract/Summary

The study investigates women's access to rural farmlands in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, in the context of land availability, affordability, tenure security and ease of transaction. A qualitative research design was employed. Purposive and stratified sampling were utilised to obtain data from four key informants and 13 rural women farmers in Ajebandele village of Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Themes emerged from the responses through content analysis. Findings revealed that women's access to land has improved over the past four decades. The study concludes that despite the improvements, gender equality had not been fully achieved as rural women farmers lack tenure security.