Gender-segregated analysis of the poultry value chain in Ghana
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Date
2019-08-26
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Gender, Technology and Development
Abstract
This study examined the poultry value chain in the Dormaa
District and Sunyani Municipality in the Brong-Ahafo Region of
Ghana. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to obtain
cross-sectional data from 203 value chain actors through the
administration of a structured questionnaire. The poultry products
considered were broilers and layers, and the value chain actors
were producers, traders, and processors. The results of the
Duncan’s Index of Dissimilarity of 75% revealed that the poultry
value chains are highly gender-segregated (i.e., men and women
cluster at different levels of the value chain). The producer level
of the value chain was dominated by men, and the trader and
processor levels were dominated by women. The results regarding
value addition and return on investment (ROI) revealed that
the producers added the highest value in both the broiler and
layer value chains. The producers’ ROI was generally higher in the
broiler value chain than in the layer value chain. The male value
chain actors were found to add higher value compared to their
female counterparts. This was because the men generally operated
on larger scales than the women. The study highlights the
role of the government, researchers, nutritionists and training
institutions for the development of the poultry value chain.
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Research Article
Keywords
Agriculture, farmers, gender, livestock, Ghana
Citation
Akwasi Mensah-Bonsu, Nancy N. Lartey & John K. M. Kuwornu (2019) Gender-segregated analysis of the poultry value chain in Ghana, Gender, Technology and Development, 23:2, 130-164, DOI: 10.1080/09718524.2019.1661611