Gender Participation and Constraints in Cassava Production, Processing and Marketing in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria

Agada, Mary O.; Onuche, Favour I.; Mbah, E. N.

doi:10.15640/ijgws.v6n1a7

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“…Table 1 further reveals that the average years of experience in value addition (cassava processing) was 23 years, 37.3% of the respondents had between 21 and 30 years of experience, 31.8% had between 11-and 20 years while 66.4% and 14.5% of the respondents had been in the cassava processing business within 1-10 years and 31 years and above respectively. The long years of experience is tangible in sustainability of production and productivity in there processing as opined by [15] that long years of farming could enhance efficient utilization of farm resources by small scale cassava farmers. Also, majority (80.9%) of the respondents used hired system of labour in their processing activities.…”

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Comparative Analysis of the Profitability of Cassava Value Added products in Ondo State, Nigeria

O. E.,

T. P.,

T. E.

2023

IJRSI

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Value addition in agriculture remains an icing on the cake, and a sustainable pathway to economic growth and investment. However, in the quest to add value to agricultural produce, profitability is a great criterion to the choice and preference of various value additions. This study compared the profitability of value-added cassava products in Ondo state, Southwest Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 110 respondents. Primary data were collected and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistic (Profitability/Budgetary analysis and ANOVA). The results revealed that cassava roasted granules, Fufu and cassava flour were the common cassava value addition. Results of the profitability analysis revealed that processing cassava to pupuru (GM = ₦11,520) and cassava flour (GM = ₦10,860) were the most profitable cassava value addition. Lack of adequate technologies (x̅ = 0.96) and poor extension services (x̅ =0.93) were the major constraint to cassava value addition. Also, there was no significant differences (F = 3.107, ρ≥0.05) in the profits from the value-added products across the communities. The study therefore concluded that value addition is profitable in cassava, hence concerted efforts should be made by stakeholders in encouraging and enhancing value addition policies for agricultural produce especially cassava.

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Section: A Socio-economic Characteristics Of Respondentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative Analysis of the Profitability of Cassava Value Added products in Ondo State, Nigeria

O. E.,

T. P.,

T. E.

2023

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“…Women are a category of people while gender is the socially constructed difference between women and men. The distinction is not so much about the biological differences but about how society gives meanings to these differences in femininity and masculinity and the power relations and dynamics that come about because of this [17][18][19]. In other words, gender is a societal concept based on the belief systems put in place around masculinity and femininity.…”

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Building an Inclusive Value Chain: Gender Participation in Cassava Marketing and Processing in Nigeria

Molnar¹

2022

Environ Sci Ecol: Curr Res

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The Nigerian cassava value chain shows different gender roles for men and women in marketing and processing activities. Women are typically found in the less profitable work and at the bottom of the value chain because of their position in the labor market. This study identifies farm and individual factors that shape gender participation in various phases of the cassava value chain and measures gender differences in the marketing and processing phases of the cassava value chain. The study draws from the survey of 4 geopolitical zones in Nigeria conducted by IITA in 2010 that surveyed 952 respondents consisting of 221 women. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics like frequencies, mean, range, and standard deviation and inferential tools like t-test, chi-square, correlation, and multiple linear regression to test the hypotheses. We draw from the sustainable livelihood approach for the theoretical framework. The analysis indicated that more women were involved in the marketing phase than men, while more men were in the processing node than women. Additionally, producing cassava now, land allocated to cassava farming, level of education, marital status, and household size registered correlation with the index of participation in marketing. However, only household size registered a weak correlation with the index of participation in processing.

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“…The North-Central and South-South regions produce the most (Sahel Capital, 2014). Cassava is one of the most significant crops for farmers in Nigeria; it is the most extensively farmed crop, providing food and revenue to more than 30 million farmers as well as a big number of processors and traders (Agada, Onuche and Mbah, 2018).…”

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Women’s Involvement in Cassava Value Chain Activities in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria

Ayi¹,

Obhiokhenan²,

Undiandeye³

2022

IJAES

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The main purpose of this study was to investigate women’s involvement in cassava value chain activities in Akpabuyo LGA of Cross River State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to identify the major value chain activities in the study area; investigate the value chain activities participated by women in the area; identify the constraints affecting effective involvement of women in cassava value chain in the area; and evaluate possible suggestions to improve effective involvement of women in cassava value chain activities in the area. Multi-stage and purposive sampling techniques were adopted to select 216 respondents for the study. The result revealed that the major cassava value chain activities in the area were processing ( =3.07), marketing ( =2.92), production ( =2.87) and packaging ( =1.86). The findings of this research also indicated that women participate more in cassava processing ( =1.94), rank=1st), followed by production ( =1.85). The respondents indicated that lack of adequate production and processing tools ( =3.81), poor access to land ( =3.78) and lack of financial support ( =3.72), as the three most critical constraints affecting effective involvement of women in cassava value chain activities in the study area. The respondents’ suggestion to improve their involvement in cassava value chain activities revealed that financial support, ease of transportation and access to improved cassava cuttings, with means of 3.79, 3,78 and 3.63, respective, were the most rated factors. The study concluded that women in Akpabuyo local government area are significant actors in the country’s agricultural sector, particularly the cassava sub-sector, and as a result, food security. Thus, it was recommended that value chain actors and promoters should make credit facilities available to women in order to encourage their effective involvement in cassava value chain activities in the area, among others.

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Gender Participation and Constraints in Cassava Production, Processing and Marketing in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

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Comparative Analysis of the Profitability of Cassava Value Added products in Ondo State, Nigeria

Comparative Analysis of the Profitability of Cassava Value Added products in Ondo State, Nigeria

Building an Inclusive Value Chain: Gender Participation in Cassava Marketing and Processing in Nigeria

Women’s Involvement in Cassava Value Chain Activities in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria

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