Assessment of gender roles in sunflower value chain:their potentials and constraints in Mvomero District,Morogoro region.
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Date
2015
Authors
Khahima, Juliana Jacob
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Sokoine university of Agriculture
Abstract
This study on the assessment of gender roles in sunflower value chain was carried out in
Mlali and Mzumbe wards to assess ones‟ involvement in sunflower value chain in
Mvomero District, Morogoro, Tanzania. Many value chain programmes are commonly
designed and implemented without taking into consideration of gender roles. Interest in
this study was prompted by recognition that understanding women and men‟s relationships
plays an important role in developing solutions to household problems, hence it was
necessary to have a thorough understanding on how to change the present social
constructed roles and activities which hinder the development of agricultural industry. The
study assessed gender roles in sunflower value chain: their potentials and constraints in
Mvomero District, Morogoro, Interest in this study was prompted by the recognition that
equal involvement of males and females in the chain plays a great role to increase
production and productivity as well as efficiency in sunflower value chain. Hence it was
necessary to have a thorough understanding on how to go about implementing various
activities in the chain. Sample size of the study consisted of 138 farmers, and 3
government extension staff. Descriptive analyses using SPSS version 12 was used as a
tool of analysis.Structured questionnaire were used to collect relevant information from
the respondents. Generally, the study revealed that males dominated in almost all nodes
(input supply, packaging, transportation, marketing, and consumption) in the sunflower
value chain while females, out of seven nodes, dominated in only two nodes (production
and processing). The study therefore recommends specific considerations be taken to link
females horizontally and vertically to other nodes in sunflower value chain.
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Gender roles, Sunflower value chain, Mvomero district, Morogoro region