Intra-household gender division of labour and decision-making on rice postharvest handling practices: A case of Eastern Uganda

Lusiba, Godfrey Ssebaggala; Kibwika, Paul; Kyazze, Florence Birungi

doi:10.1080/23311886.2017.1296323

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“…This finding however is contrary to Lusiba et. al., (2017) assertion that, assigning key home based activities to women who are already overburdened with domestic chores compromise their inefficiency in performing activities such as adequate drying which is critical for reduction of post-harvest losses.…”

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“…Rice processing requires special skills since large percentages of broken rice are not desirable in commercial packages (Okunola, Adekanye, Adewumi, and Ashamu, 2019). As noted by Lusiba, Kibwika and Kyazze (2017), rice postharvest handling activities are manual, labour intensive, tedious, slow and time consuming compared to other crops such as maize.…”

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Division of Labour in Rice Production and Processing across Gender in Ogun State, Nigeria

Akinnagbe¹,

Ayibiowu²

2020

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This study assessed division of labour in rice production and processing across gender in Ogun state, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used in sampling 120 rice farmers who are both producers and processors. Primary data were obtained from the respondents with the use of structured interview schedule. Data were analysed using frequency, percentage, charts, mean and t-test statistic. The findings revealed that, in rice production; clearing of farm land (90.0%), de-stumping/packing (98.3%), and tilling of land (98.3%) were mainly carried out by men while women were more involved in activities such as planting (52.5%), weeding (50.8%), bird scaring (69.%), harvesting and packing (74.2%). In rice processing; men performed major activities in milling (95.8%), de-stoning (95.0%) and transportation (91.6%) while women were more involved in threshing (84.2%), sun drying (80.9%), and winnowing (87.5%). The result of t- test showed that, there was significant differences in the average quantity of rice (kg) produced by men and women in year 2012 (t=3.930; p≤0.05), 2013 (t=4.748; p≤0.05), 2014 (t=3.570; p≤0.05) and 2016 (t=3.096); p≤0.05) but there was no significant difference between the average rice produced by men and women (t=0.308; p>0.05) in year 2015. Interventions to address the rice production and processing in major energy require activities (like clearing, milling) should be tailored towards men while low energy activities (like planting, harvesting, marketing) interventions should be tailored towards women in order to enhance high productivity and quality processing. Keywords: gender division of labour, rice production, rice processing

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Division of Labour in Rice Production and Processing across Gender in Ogun State, Nigeria

Akinnagbe¹,

Ayibiowu²

2020

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“…They target a household as a single agent on the assumption that individuals within the household share the same preferences or that the household head acts in the best interest of the family (Meijer et al, 2015;Rogan, 2013). This assertion is however contestable, with studies showing that individuals in the household have different preferences Lusiba et al, 2017;Meijer et al, 2015). As a result, agroforestry decisions made by one member may not consider all the different interests of the household members (Haider, Smale, & Theriault, 2018).…”

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Intra-household decision-making among smallholder agroforestry farmers in the eastern highlands of Uganda

Kalanzi¹,

Isubikalu

Kyazze

et al. 2020

Int. J. Agr. Ext.

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This paper examines the intra-household decision-making patterns among spouses regarding agroforestry decisions in the eastern highlands of Uganda. The study uses both quantitative and qualitative data to examine spousal differences in the allocation of decision-making power over eight agroforestry decisions in dual-headed households. Quantitative data were collected through a cross-sectional survey in which both husbands and wives were interviewed separately and used to determine the decision-making power of spouses as well as the influence of individual and household characteristics on decision-making. Qualitative data from focus group discussions were collected to validate the quantitative findings. The study found that there were agreements and disagreements among spouses on how decision-making power is exercised over a range of agroforestry decisions. Wives allocated themselves more decision-making power than was assigned to them by their husbands. The higher allocation of decision-making power for wives tended to be in decisions linked to their roles and responsibilities in the household. The most critical factor influencing accord in decision-making was the number of years spent together by the couple while the number of children shared between the couple and farm-labour difference between husband and wife was the most significant for discord. Findings imply that most agroforestry interventions where wives participate without their spouses are bound to fail in dual-headed households because they wives limited decision-making power. It's desirable for programmes promoting agroforestry to integrate both husbands and wives in their interventions, for agroforestry to be more meaningful in meeting their divergent interests. This paper examines the intra-household decision-making patterns among spouses regarding agroforestry decisions in the eastern highlands of Uganda. The study uses both quantitative and qualitative data to examine spousal differences in the allocation of decision-making power over eight agroforestry decisions in dual-headed households. Quantitative data were collected through a cross-sectional survey in which both husbands and wives were interviewed separately and used to determine the decision-making power of spouses as well as the influence of individual and household characteristics on decision-making. Qualitative data from focus group discussions were collected to validate the quantitative findings. The study found that there were agreements and disagreements among spouses on how decision-making power is exercised over a range of agroforestry decisions. Wives allocated themselves more decision-making power than was assigned to them by their husbands. The higher allocation of decision-making power for wives tended to be in decisions linked to their roles and responsibilities in the household. The most critical factor influencing accord in decision-making was the number of years spent together by the couple while the number of children shared between the couple and farm-labour difference between husband and wife was the most significant for discord. Findings imply that most agroforestry interventions where wives participate without their spouses are bound to fail in dual-headed households because they wives limited decision-making power. It's desirable for programmes promoting agroforestry to integrate both husbands and wives in their interventions, for agroforestry to be more meaningful in meeting their divergent interests.

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“…Because of the entertainment element embedded in the video more youth attended the video shows (Karubanga et al, 2017). Thus, the use of videos in training can enhance diversity of farmers attending and learning from age mix; which is critical in providing labour during the implementation of the acquired knowledge related to postharvest handling practices and technologies (Ssebaggala et al, 2017). Because of its inherent positive attributes such as clarity of images, demonstration ability and fostering of interactions, to some extent the video has enhanced learning among farmers without formal education (14%) as they were able to see and hear what was being demonstrated (Bede Lauréano, 2016; Karubanga et al, 2017).…”

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“…A critical review of the video content coupled with the farmers' observations revealed that most of the demonstrations on the practices and technologies were basically performed by women. Given the already existing triple chores of women, the content might send an inclined message regarding gender roles and responsibilities in maize postharvest handling (Ssebaggala et al, 2017). Thus, paying attention to this perceived gender-related concern during the development of farmer videos would allow for more equitable involvement of both genders in postharvest handing and management.…”

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How video attributes influence farmer learning about maize postharvest handling practices and technologies in kakumiro district, Uganda

Asasira

Karubanga

Okry³

et al. 2019

Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech.

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In Sub-Saharan Africa, video has been earmarked as an important tool to enhance learning among smallholder farmers. The study evaluated how the inherent video attributes influence learning about postharvest handling practices and technologies from the perspective of maize farmers in Kakumiro district of Uganda; using the case of Access Agriculture maize videos. An action-oriented research involving showing of four videos, on-site participant observation, six key informant and 50 exit individual interviews were conducted in February 2019. While thematic-content analysis was applied for qualitative data, quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 version. Our results clearly illustrate that the video’s ability to influence farmer learning depends on the complementarity of its positive attributes including: demonstration ability, attractiveness and clarity of images, ability to arouse interest and curiosity; thus, fostering interactions among viewers. The nature of video content in terms of clarity, practicability, relevance, applicability and content sequencing are also perceived to be key attributes of video in enhancing learning among the viewers. However, the effectiveness of video is likely to be compromised by the socio-economic and cultural factors more especially if such factors are not well taken care of during the filming process. If possible, when developing videos for farmer learning, focus should be on creating local content that is context specific, which farmers can enjoy and relate to for easy adaptation and eventual application. Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech. 9 (1): 58-65, June, 2019

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Intra-household gender division of labour and decision-making on rice postharvest handling practices: A case of Eastern Uganda

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Division of Labour in Rice Production and Processing across Gender in Ogun State, Nigeria

Division of Labour in Rice Production and Processing across Gender in Ogun State, Nigeria

Intra-household decision-making among smallholder agroforestry farmers in the eastern highlands of Uganda

How video attributes influence farmer learning about maize postharvest handling practices and technologies in kakumiro district, Uganda

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