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1. How gender gap occur in agriculture productivity?
Gender is a cultural predisposition of what men and women roles are supposed and that shapes their involvement.
Here is how:
· Men are providers, so women may take a back seat
· Men own the land, women take a back seat.
· Men have capital or can access credit, women are left behind
· Women have to work with low technology since they have no capital to buy machinery and it is back breaking.
· Men make decisions on what, when, and own handle the money and direct it, women are marginalized
· Women do laborious work the men take all the money.
2. Role of agricultural research.
Research on these gendered perceptions with an aim of understanding the sociocultural dynamics to be able to accurately address them through follow up of sensitization workshops.
What?
How much land is available?
Who controls the land?
The willingness to release it to the intended production.
The sustainability of the project in commitment to the set up.
This research should address both the man and the woman and not target one unless they are single.
3. Whats the implication of gender gap?
· A low morale in production.
· Impoverishment of the society and especially women and children because of food insecurity.
· Suboptimal use of land and labour and other available resources.
4. How have realities been integrated in interventions and projects to reduce gender gap?
· To mitigate the patriarchal dominance, sensitization workshop should be done to avoid the men manager and women worker mentality.
· To mitigate the lack of capital and the high production costs usually linked to hiked input prices ( fertilizer, chemicals to control pests and diseases) one may organize for the farmer to pick inputs from a centre and pay on sale of agricultural goods. This also ensures the produce is of high quality.
· Also, offer other extension services on production…best variety for that ecological area, common diseases and chemicals availed, advise on when to top dress etc. so as to reduce failure which may deter production.
· Roads may be renovated if seasonal or the produce may be picked from near the farms in local centres to reduce the cost of transport by every farmer.
· Improve production technology and provide farm tools since women usually with no capital may not afford.
· Provide refrigeration facilities for perishable goods
· Have in place a properly organized marketing system to avoid rots and exploitation by brokers which reduce profit.
Gender and Agricultural Productivity
Submitted by Annette Njue on Tue, 20/06/2017 - 12:46 Permalink
1. How gender gap occur in agriculture productivity?
Gender is a cultural predisposition of what men and women roles are supposed and that shapes their involvement.
Here is how:
· Men are providers, so women may take a back seat
· Men own the land, women take a back seat.
· Men have capital or can access credit, women are left behind
· Women have to work with low technology since they have no capital to buy machinery and it is back breaking.
· Men make decisions on what, when, and own handle the money and direct it, women are marginalized
· Women do laborious work the men take all the money.
2. Role of agricultural research.
Research on these gendered perceptions with an aim of understanding the sociocultural dynamics to be able to accurately address them through follow up of sensitization workshops.
What?
How much land is available?
Who controls the land?
The willingness to release it to the intended production.
The sustainability of the project in commitment to the set up.
This research should address both the man and the woman and not target one unless they are single.
3. Whats the implication of gender gap?
· A low morale in production.
· Impoverishment of the society and especially women and children because of food insecurity.
· Suboptimal use of land and labour and other available resources.
4. How have realities been integrated in interventions and projects to reduce gender gap?
· To mitigate the patriarchal dominance, sensitization workshop should be done to avoid the men manager and women worker mentality.
· To mitigate the lack of capital and the high production costs usually linked to hiked input prices ( fertilizer, chemicals to control pests and diseases) one may organize for the farmer to pick inputs from a centre and pay on sale of agricultural goods. This also ensures the produce is of high quality.
· Also, offer other extension services on production…best variety for that ecological area, common diseases and chemicals availed, advise on when to top dress etc. so as to reduce failure which may deter production.
· Roads may be renovated if seasonal or the produce may be picked from near the farms in local centres to reduce the cost of transport by every farmer.
· Improve production technology and provide farm tools since women usually with no capital may not afford.
· Provide refrigeration facilities for perishable goods
· Have in place a properly organized marketing system to avoid rots and exploitation by brokers which reduce profit.
Annette