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Table 1 Ownership of productive resources by gender across cultures

From: Rural women’s farmers access to productive resources: the moderating effect of culture among Nupe and Yoruba in Nigeria

Productive capital

Nupe

Yoruba

Male

Female

No response

Male

Female

No response

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Agricultural land (pieces, plots)

20 (40)

3 (6)

23 (46)

1 (2)

3 (6)

25 (50)

5 (10)

18 (36)

1 (2)

1 (2)

Large livestock (cattle)

18 (36)

4 (8)

19 (38)

5 (10)

4 (8)

20 (40)

8 (16)

14 (28)

5 (10)

3 (6)

Small livestock (goats, pigs, sheep)

22 (44)

1 (2)

23 (46)

1 (2)

3 (6)

25 (50)

3 (6)

14 (28)

4 (8)

4 (8)

Chicken, ducks, turkeys, pigeons

22 (44)

1 (2)

23 (46)

1 (2)

3 (6)

27 (54)

3 (6)

12 (24)

5 (10)

3 (6)

Farm equipment (non-mechanized)

16 (32)

5 (10)

19 (38)

5 (10)

5 (10)

26 (52)

4 (8)

14 (28)

5 (10)

1 (2)