Gendered participation in poultry value chains: Qualitative findings from an impact evaluation of nutrition-sensitive poultry value chain intervention in Burkina Faso

Eissler, Sarah; Sanou, Armande; Heckert, Jessica; Myers, Emily; Nignan, Safiatou; Thio, Elisabeth; Pitropia, Lucienne Amélie; Ganaba, Rasmané; Pedehombga, Abdoulaye; Gelli, Aulo

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“…This is evidenced in this study where men's position in decision making influences the poultry value chain, especially when poultry is kept for commercial markets. This seems to be the emerging trend in rural poultry production and management, but women small holder farmers are navigating this trend through membership to collective groups, for example, in cooperatives and chamas, which provide them with a higher status and enable them to own and manage poultry as a group [17,26,[26][27][28].…”

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“…More men are entering into rural poultry production alongside their spouses in a 'joint ownership' model, as illustrated in our results. 'Joint ownership' in poultry production means that men dominate the making of major decisions for rural poultry production, disease control, and markets, which may limit the benefits accessed by women who still contribute largest in terms of management and production tasks [13,26,[28][29][30]. This commercialization of poultry and opportunities for income bring with it the dilemma of the position of women in poultry management, especially in the making of decisions to sell [10,13,23,29,31,32].…”

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Gender-Linked Dynamics and Sustainable Small Holder Poultry Value Chains in Makueni County, Kenya

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Understanding the gender-linked dynamics in the small holder poultry value chain is necessary for enabling sustainable agriculture and food systems. Small holder livestock production, including poultry keeping in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), plays important socio-economic and food security roles in rural communities. Poultry production contributes to sustainable food systems as it supports nutrient cycling through feed, manure, and soils. A qualitative study utilized data from 18 focus group discussions (FGDs) and 22 in-depth interviews (IDIs) to interrogate the gender-linked dynamics in the value chain and inform interventions for sustainable food systems. The data were audio-recorded, transcribed, and coded into themes responding to the study question. The results highlight the gender-linked drivers, namely, the social and economic value placed on poultry, ownership, power positions, and decision making dynamics in production and management among small holder poultry value chain actors in Makueni County, Kenya. The study findings demonstrate the increasing economic and social value placed on poultry in households and communities. The study further discusses gender-disaggregated ownership and decision making in the poultry value chain, highlighting the need to engage all involved actors to develop sustainable food systems. In addition to the social and economic value of poultry to small holder farmers, it is necessary to factor in potential nutrition and environmental benefits. While small holder poultry production has the potential to contribute to sustainable food systems economically, nutritionally, and environmentally, this study found that more emphasis is placed on socio-economic value dimensions. Noteworthy is that in ownership and decision making, gender dynamics inform the role and position of the different actors in a sustainable small holder poultry value chain that is socio-economically, nutritionally, and environmentally sound.

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