This paper explores the contribution of women empowerment to the reduction of the gender income gap in rural Togo. In Togo, women bear a disproportionate share of un-paid work -preparation of meals, fetching of water and cleaning, caring for children and elderly. The analysis is carried out through an extension of the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition model and is based on data from the 2018 Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) household survey. Regarding the determinants of farm income, irrigation practices, improved seed use, access to credit, mobile phone, and having a paid job improve farm income of both sexes. Furthermore, for an equal area of land, men's income is significantly higher than women's by about 66%. We found that ideological, religious, ethnic, economic and socio-cultural factors contribute to the increase income gap between male et female agricultural workers. Our fin-dings suggest that policies designed to strengthen women's decision-making powers and improve their education levels would be an effective way of boosting their agricultural income. Women's ownership of land titles could serve as an asset for boosting agricultural investment and, consequently, women's income.
