Gender Assessment of Cocoa Farmers’ Involvement in Cocoa Enterprise in Ibadan, Nigeria

Authors

  • Alex O. Orimogunje Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Odo Ona Nla, P. M. B. 5244, Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Babatunde A. Ogundeji Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Odo Ona Nla, P. M. B. 5244, Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Tolulope I. Ademola Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, P. M. B. 5054, Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Shamsudeen T. Balogun Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Odo Ona Nla, P. M. B. 5244, Ibadan, Nigeria
  • David J. Awodumila Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Odo Ona Nla, P. M. B. 5244, Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Rosemary T. Olorunmota Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Odo Ona Nla, P. M. B. 5244, Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Ibrahim O. Sobowale Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, Odo Ona Nla, P. M. B. 5244, Ibadan, Nigeria

Keywords:

Men, women, agriculture, assessment, gender, enterprise, cocoa, farmers.

Abstract

This study was carried out to assess the levels of involvement of male and female cocoa farmers’ in cocoa enterprise/value chain in Ibadan, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 160 respondents in the study area. Data were collected using interview schedule on socio-economic characteristics, constraints faced by cocoa farmers and levels of involvement in cocoa enterprises. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical tools and T-test. Findings from this study revealed that most (77.2%) of the respondents were male and 57.4% fell in the age range of 36-45 years. Also, 98.5% of them had formal education. For operations requiring greater energy such as site selection, 77.2 and 6.5% of the men and female respondents respectively were fully involved. Lack of credit facilities and input were the most severe constraints faced by the respondents. Independent T-test analysis revealed that there was a significant difference in the levels of involvement of both male and female cocoa farmers in the study area. The higher mean value of the male respondents compared to that of the female respondents implies that men are much more involved in the cocoa enterprise than women in the areas sampled/visited. This study therefore recommends that women cocoa farmers in the study area are given utmost priorities in the various agricultural intervention programmes, because of their significance in the cocoa value chain.

References

. G. Viatte, J. D. Graaf, M. Demeke, T. Takahatake and M. R. Arce (2009). “Responding to the food crisis: synthesis of medium-term measures proposed in inter-agency assessments,” Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 2009.

. FAO (2003). “Gender and Agricultural Support Systems, Sustainable Development (SD),” Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nation, www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect

. O. A. Gbadebo (2001). “Gender Analysis of Income Generating Activities of Enclave Dwellers in Onigambari Forest Reserve of Oyo State, Nigeria,” unpublished manuscript, University of Ibadan, 2001.

. J. Gocowski and S. Oduwole (2000). “Labour practices in the cocoa sector of Southwest Nigeria with a special focus on the role of children.” STC/IITA monograph, IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria.

. V. Kandiwa (2013). “Mainstreaming gender in maize improvement research CIMMYT Report.” www.dtma.cimmyt.org/index.ptent/article/110-news-articles/158-mainstreaminggender-in-maize-improvement-research-MMKN, 2013.

. International Food Policy Research Institute, IFPRI (2010). “Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Agricultural Productivity and Poverty in East Africa,” 2010.

. F. M. Oluwatosin (2014). “The perception of adaptation to climate change among cocoa farm households in Ondo State, Nigeria,” Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 3(1): 147-157.

. L. N. Obasi (2005). “Innovation programme in rural development in Nigeria: An evaluation of the better life programme using APBS framework published by Auto century publishing company Enugu,” 2005.

. World Bank (2008). World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development. Washigton DC: The World Bank, October 2007.

. Munhande, C. Mapfungautsi, R. and Mutanga, P. (2013). Climate risk management; actors, strategies, and constraints for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe: a case study of chivi districts. Journal of sustainable development in Africa. 15(8).

. S. O. Akinbode (2013). “Access to credit: Implication for sustainable rice production in Nigeria,” Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, 15(1).

. C. N. Ikeoji (2002). “Training needs of rural women in agriculture for sustainable development in Delta/Edo States of Nigeria,” GASAT AFRICA Conference proceedings,” pp. 145-150, 2002.

. A. A. Adejumo, “Gender Analysis of Stress Management Strategies among arable crop farmers in Oke-Ogun Area of Oyo State,” An unpublished M.Sc. Thesis in the department of Agricultural Extension, University of Ibadan, pp.45.

Downloads

Published

2019-05-09

How to Cite

O. Orimogunje, A., A. Ogundeji, B., I. Ademola, T., T. Balogun, S., J. Awodumila, D., T. Olorunmota, R., & O. Sobowale, I. (2019). Gender Assessment of Cocoa Farmers’ Involvement in Cocoa Enterprise in Ibadan, Nigeria. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 45(2), 187–195. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/9928

Issue

Section

Articles