2015
DOI: 10.5897/ajar2014.8731
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Gender differences and challenges in cassava production and processing in Abia State, Nigeria

Abstract: The study investigated the level of involvement of male and female farmers in small scale production and processing of cassava in Abia State, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to determine the socioeconomic profile of the cassava farmers, identify the constraints in cassava production and suggest the possible remedies to improve cassava production in the study area. The result revealed that despite the fact that both male and female farmers were actively involved in cassava production and processing, b… Show more

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“…It may equally mean more mouths to feed. This outcome of the study is alike to [23] who pronounced that majority of the sampled farmers had family size of between 6 and 10. Less respondents (30.8%) had access to credit facility, 36.7% of the sampled farmers had access to extension services, while 45.0% had access to market information.…”
Section: Socioeconomic Characteristics Of the Sampled Farmerssupporting
confidence: 60%
“…It may equally mean more mouths to feed. This outcome of the study is alike to [23] who pronounced that majority of the sampled farmers had family size of between 6 and 10. Less respondents (30.8%) had access to credit facility, 36.7% of the sampled farmers had access to extension services, while 45.0% had access to market information.…”
Section: Socioeconomic Characteristics Of the Sampled Farmerssupporting
confidence: 60%
“…Labour shortages during critical farming operations are a pervasive feature of smallholder farming in SSA. Ezeibe et al (2015) reported labour shortages and drudgery experienced by smallholder cassava farmers in Nigeria. As observed by Nyamangara et al (2014), labour limitations, especially for weeding, and low levels of mechanization for both land preparation and weeding have been reported to lead to a reduction in the area under cultivation by up to 50% in SSA.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In 2002, fertilizer nutrient consumption in SSA was estimated at 8 kg ha -1 , much lower than other developing regions (Morris et al, 2007:2). Dependence on simple manual tools for performing major farming operations leads to drudgery (Ezeibe et al, 2015), low yields and low incomes, and perpetuates low productivity. Collier and Dercon (2014) summarized the smallholder African agriculture as a vast and only slowly changing number of poor smallholders contributing most of agricultural output, with low yields, limited commercialization, few signs of rapid productivity growth, and population-land ratios that are not declining.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In recent times, men are going into cassava production and processing, even though their level of involvement and contributions along side with their female counterparts are not equal. For instance, a research carried out in Abia State by Ezeibe et al [8] revealed that women dominated in minor activities like planting, weeding and fertilizer application while the men participated actively in pre-planting activities and harvesting of cassava which were tedious for the female counterparts. Because of these differences, their views, needs and priorities to increase their productive potentials also differ.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%