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GENDER INFLUENCE ON PARTICIPATION IN CASSAVA VALUE CHAINS IN SMALLHOLDER FARMING SECTORS: EVIDENCE FROM KIGOMA REGION, TANZANIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2017

BLESSING MASAMHA ,
VERONICA NE UZOKWE ,
FREDERICK EVANS NTAGWABIRA ,
DAMIEN GABAGAMBI  and
PETER MAMIRO
BLESSING MASAMHA
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology & Archaeology, University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Hatfield Campus, Pretoria, South Africa International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Mwenge Coca Cola Road, P. O. Box, 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Department of Natural Resources, Bindura University of Science Education, P. Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe
VERONICA NE UZOKWE*
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Mwenge Coca Cola Road, P. O. Box, 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
FREDERICK EVANS NTAGWABIRA
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Mwenge Coca Cola Road, P. O. Box, 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
DAMIEN GABAGAMBI
Affiliation:
Sokoine University of Agriculture, PO Box 3007, Morogoro, Tanzania
PETER MAMIRO
Affiliation:
Sokoine University of Agriculture, PO Box 3007, Morogoro, Tanzania
*
††Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Summary

When the agricultural value chain involves profit making, it results in changes in the production and distribution relationships among men and women in terms of access to and control of markets, resources and benefits emanating from product value chain participation. This affects not only individual incomes but also gender equality. This study examined gender relationships in the cassava value chain in the Kigoma region of Tanzania. The aim was to assess gender participation in the cassava value chain. Multi-stage sampling was used to select the respondents in four districts. A structured questionnaire was administered to 384 randomly selected household heads. A chi-square test was used to test for significant relationships among the variables. Results indicated that gender was significantly related to socio-economic characteristics. About 34% of the women participating in the cassava value chain were young, some below 17 years of age. There were significant relationships between gender and access to resources (land, extension services and markets), control over resources (land, house and household assets) and benefits (revenue) generated from cassava value chains. Overall, there was gender disparity in participation along the cassava value chain. These results suggest that any intervention in the cassava value chain should consider gender relations to benefit men and women and alleviate household poverty.

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Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 55 , Issue 1 , February 2019 , pp. 57 - 72
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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