Gender Role in the Small Ruminant Sector in Mountain Area of Turkey

Davran, Müge Kantar; Darcan, Nazan; Budak, Dilek Bostan

doi:10.1080/09712119.2007.9706638

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“…Women working in these production units totalled an average of 4.9 ± 2.9 h/day (Table 4). This value is lower than that found in other Mediterranean countries, i.e., Turkey, where women working on small ruminant farms devote 12.6 h/day to working with animals, mainly grazing them [15]. However, as has been mentioned previously, only 46.2% of the farms studied (the semi-extensive ones) had grazing activity; and this exclusively corresponded to men.…”

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“…Female herders, however, received fewer services, and the veterinary clinics proved to be less beneficial for them. In rural regions of Turkey, where small ruminant farming plays an important social role, the distribution of the work was unfavourable to women, with their position in decision-making processes being secondary [15]. On the contrary, Verbeek et al [16] suggested that women who work in goat-intensive small farms in Kenya participated in a greater proportion of the herd's reproductive management compared with women who work in goat-extensive systems.…”

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The Role of Women on Dairy Goat Farms in Southern Spain

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Sánchez-Rodríguez

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One of the factors involved in goat milk production is the role of women as farmers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of women on dairy goat farms, considering: (1) the profile of women occupationally involved, (2) the organization of the women’s work, (3) the degree of involvement by women in the decision-making on these farms, and (4) the influence of women’s work on productive results. This study was conducted on 52 dairy goat farms in southern Spain. A descriptive analysis and means comparisons were performed to describe the farms where any women were involved or not. In 61.5% of the farms, at least one woman was involved, with an age of 42.2 ± 8.8 years. Very few women were farm owners, although women took binding decisions in 81.25% of these farms. Their work is dedicated to milking and caring for the kids. Women had a positive influence on the productive variables analysed, and for mastitis in herds, the incidence was lower in herds where women participated (p < 0.01). In conclusion, it is recommended to include women’s work as a factor when characterizing dairy goats farms’ systems to evaluate their positive effect on a farm’s performance.

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The Role of Women on Dairy Goat Farms in Southern Spain

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Díaz-Gaona

Sánchez-Rodríguez

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“…Mountain women work on average 10.3 h/day in animal production as an unpaid family labour force (Kantar 1996). According to many researchers, women play a major role in smallruminant production (Sinn et al 1999;Valvidia et al 1996;Gidarakou 1999;Shorthall 2000;FAO 2005;Davran et al 2007;Rousan 2007).…”

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An analysis of socio-economic and environmental sustainability of goat production in the Taurus Mountain Villages in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey, with consideration of gender roles

Davran

Ocak

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2008

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This paper aims to reveal socio-economic and environmental sustainability of goat production in the Taurus Mountains' villages in Eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey: with consideration of gender roles. Goat production sector is the most important livelihood activity in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. According to various new regulations of the Ministry of Forestry, goat production in the mountainous villages of Taurus Mountains has been banned for recent year for various reasons such as; the destruction of shoots and branches in trees, forest degradation and erosion. Therefore, goat production is decreasing dramatically in that region. Data were collected in 4 districts of 8 villages in which goat production has been done intensively (two villages in each district) by face to face interview with 52 women and 58 men. Data were analyzed in Statistical Program of Social Science (SPSS). According to our findings, goat production has different affects on the lives of men and women and the sustainability of the sector is dependent on social factors, primarily education.

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