Comparative analysis of women-led and agrarian reform beneficiaries cooperatives in Davao City: Cocoa value chain using a gender lens in the face of vulnerability
This paper presents a comparative study using a gender lens in examining how two groups engaged in the cocoa value chain in Davao City, Philippines, addressed challenges and leveraged innovative strategies amidst a backdrop of vulnerability. The first group is a womenled cooperative, while the other...
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University of the Philippines
2023
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| author | Lopez, Mitchiko Ariola Lapitan, Aileen V. Aranas, Mia Barbara D. Faylon, Rassel P. Anastacio, Nico Jayson C. Predo, Canesio D. Flores, Emmanuel |
| author_browse | Anastacio, Nico Jayson C. Aranas, Mia Barbara D. Faylon, Rassel P. Flores, Emmanuel Lapitan, Aileen V. Lopez, Mitchiko Ariola Predo, Canesio D. |
| author_facet | Lopez, Mitchiko Ariola Lapitan, Aileen V. Aranas, Mia Barbara D. Faylon, Rassel P. Anastacio, Nico Jayson C. Predo, Canesio D. Flores, Emmanuel |
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| description | This paper presents a comparative study using a gender lens in examining how two groups engaged in the cocoa value chain in Davao City, Philippines, addressed challenges and leveraged innovative strategies amidst a backdrop of vulnerability. The first group is a womenled cooperative, while the other group is a cooperative of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARB) operating for 35 and 30 years, respectively, within conflict and nonconflict areas. A rapid value-chain assessment was conducted through a series of focus group discussions and key informant interviews with members/officers of the cooperatives. The assessment was also supported by the available secondary data. Results highlight the unique roles and contributions of women in Davao City’s cocoa value chain. A women-led cooperative has a one-of-a-kind innovation of buying and consolidating cocoa pods from tagged trees rather than wet or dried beans to ascertain ‘tree-to-bar’ quality standards. It is a way of navigating various challenges in cocoa production—accessibility of needed services, lack of postharvest facilities, and marketing difficulties within a community in transition from conflict. The ARB cooperative with its access to diverse services, and capital (financial, equipment, facilities) has diversified from dried fermented cocoa beans to a wide array of value-added products involving mostly women workers. Innovation thrives when women workers and/or leaders have agency and power. Innovations are eased by persistent gender sensitivity and mainstreaming efforts. Recommendations leading to desired transformative change in agri-food systems in this part of the world are also discussed in the paper. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1370972024-01-05T02:06:26Z Comparative analysis of women-led and agrarian reform beneficiaries cooperatives in Davao City: Cocoa value chain using a gender lens in the face of vulnerability Lopez, Mitchiko Ariola Lapitan, Aileen V. Aranas, Mia Barbara D. Faylon, Rassel P. Anastacio, Nico Jayson C. Predo, Canesio D. Flores, Emmanuel gender agriculture research cocoa products value chains This paper presents a comparative study using a gender lens in examining how two groups engaged in the cocoa value chain in Davao City, Philippines, addressed challenges and leveraged innovative strategies amidst a backdrop of vulnerability. The first group is a womenled cooperative, while the other group is a cooperative of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARB) operating for 35 and 30 years, respectively, within conflict and nonconflict areas. A rapid value-chain assessment was conducted through a series of focus group discussions and key informant interviews with members/officers of the cooperatives. The assessment was also supported by the available secondary data. Results highlight the unique roles and contributions of women in Davao City’s cocoa value chain. A women-led cooperative has a one-of-a-kind innovation of buying and consolidating cocoa pods from tagged trees rather than wet or dried beans to ascertain ‘tree-to-bar’ quality standards. It is a way of navigating various challenges in cocoa production—accessibility of needed services, lack of postharvest facilities, and marketing difficulties within a community in transition from conflict. The ARB cooperative with its access to diverse services, and capital (financial, equipment, facilities) has diversified from dried fermented cocoa beans to a wide array of value-added products involving mostly women workers. Innovation thrives when women workers and/or leaders have agency and power. Innovations are eased by persistent gender sensitivity and mainstreaming efforts. Recommendations leading to desired transformative change in agri-food systems in this part of the world are also discussed in the paper. 2023-10-10 2024-01-04T12:47:23Z 2024-01-04T12:47:23Z Poster https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137097 en Open Access application/pdf University of the Philippines Lopez, Mitchiko Ariola; Lapitan, Aileen V.; Aranas, Mia Barbara D.; Faylon, Rassel P.; Anastacio, Nico Jayson C.; Predo, Canesio D.; Flores, Emmanuel. 2023. Comparative analysis of women-led and agrarian reform beneficiaries cooperatives in Davao City: Cocoa value chain using a gender lens in the face of vulnerability. Poster. Presented at the CGIAR GENDER Conference 'From Research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems', New Delhi, India, 9-12 October 2023. University of the Philippines |
| spellingShingle | gender agriculture research cocoa products value chains Lopez, Mitchiko Ariola Lapitan, Aileen V. Aranas, Mia Barbara D. Faylon, Rassel P. Anastacio, Nico Jayson C. Predo, Canesio D. Flores, Emmanuel Comparative analysis of women-led and agrarian reform beneficiaries cooperatives in Davao City: Cocoa value chain using a gender lens in the face of vulnerability |
| title | Comparative analysis of women-led and agrarian reform beneficiaries cooperatives in Davao City: Cocoa value chain using a gender lens in the face of vulnerability |
| title_full | Comparative analysis of women-led and agrarian reform beneficiaries cooperatives in Davao City: Cocoa value chain using a gender lens in the face of vulnerability |
| title_fullStr | Comparative analysis of women-led and agrarian reform beneficiaries cooperatives in Davao City: Cocoa value chain using a gender lens in the face of vulnerability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative analysis of women-led and agrarian reform beneficiaries cooperatives in Davao City: Cocoa value chain using a gender lens in the face of vulnerability |
| title_short | Comparative analysis of women-led and agrarian reform beneficiaries cooperatives in Davao City: Cocoa value chain using a gender lens in the face of vulnerability |
| title_sort | comparative analysis of women led and agrarian reform beneficiaries cooperatives in davao city cocoa value chain using a gender lens in the face of vulnerability |
| topic | gender agriculture research cocoa products value chains |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137097 |
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