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Figure 3.9 Women play a central role in urban agriculture in Carapongo
There were many parallels between men and women in reporting on their
tenure security (Table 3.5).
None of the types of tenancy mentioned above are gender-specific.
Nevertheless, men are more likely to assume responsibility for crop
production in Carapongo. Of
the 125 households surveyed, men were
Table 3.4 Access to and control over resources in Carapongo
Access
Control
Productive resources
Men
Women
Men
Women
Land
Water
Inputs
Social capital (credit, participation)
Human capital (training, information)
Benefits of production (i.e. income)
Income from sale of vegetable production
Income from sale of animal production
Income from labour (from off-farm activities)
, complete access/control; , partial access/control; , limited or no access/control.
