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There is renewed interest in understanding the links between land reforms, land markets and poverty reduction in sub–Saharan Africa. Applying a three-fold extended Kitagawa–Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition approach to a two-wave panel data from Malawi, this study investigated the inequities between male and female-headed households in land rental market participation in sub–Saharan Africa. Using the amount of land rented-in, overall results reaffirm that rental market participation is higher among male-headed households, but the gap is on the decline. However, the contribution of the reforms, particularly the transfer from communal ownership to individual property rights is yet to play a role in addressing the gap between the gender groups. Rather, gains in literacy levels among female household heads seem to have been responsible for the reduction in disparities.

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Do Land Reforms Promote Equity in Land Rental Market Participation? Evidence from Malawi

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    2026年

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  • Horace Happy Phiri,
  • Maggie Munthali,
  • Moses Chitete,
  • Mark Malata,
  • Lemekezani Chilora,
  • Kennedy Machira,
  • Miru Muyanga

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There is renewed interest in understanding the links between land reforms, land markets and poverty reduction in sub–Saharan Africa. Applying a three-fold extended Kitagawa–Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition approach to a two-wave panel data from Malawi, this study investigated the inequities between male and female-headed households in land rental market participation in sub–Saharan Africa. Using the amount of land rented-in, overall results reaffirm that rental market participation is higher among male-headed households, but the gap is on the decline. However, the contribution of the reforms, particularly the transfer from communal ownership to individual property rights is yet to play a role in addressing the gap between the gender groups. Rather, gains in literacy levels among female household heads seem to have been responsible for the reduction in disparities.