Gender-based constraints and opportunities to women’s participation in the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia: A community capitals analysis

Using the Community Capitals Framework, this article explores the factors enhancing or constraining women’s access to, and control over, the resources required to participate in, and benefit from, small ruminant value chain activities. This is associated with the relationship of women and men to sto...

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Main Authors: Mulema, Annet A., Farnworth, Cathy Rozel, Colverson, Kathleen E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79425
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author Mulema, Annet A.
Farnworth, Cathy Rozel
Colverson, Kathleen E.
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description Using the Community Capitals Framework, this article explores the factors enhancing or constraining women’s access to, and control over, the resources required to participate in, and benefit from, small ruminant value chain activities. This is associated with the relationship of women and men to stocks of capitals: social, financial, human, natural, political, cultural, and physical, and how the relationship between various capitals is managed. Our data were collected using semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions in six woredas (districts) in different parts of Ethiopia. Our findings show that men and women are constrained by similar capitals, but women are more constrained by lower levels of the seven capitals. The sheep value chain has more opportunities for women. It is important to strengthen women’s access to, and management of, all these capitals to become more effective managers of small ruminants. This demands behavioral change and working to challenge gender norms.
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spelling CGSpace794252024-05-01T08:17:35Z Gender-based constraints and opportunities to women’s participation in the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia: A community capitals analysis Mulema, Annet A. Farnworth, Cathy Rozel Colverson, Kathleen E. goats sheep small ruminants gender women value systems Using the Community Capitals Framework, this article explores the factors enhancing or constraining women’s access to, and control over, the resources required to participate in, and benefit from, small ruminant value chain activities. This is associated with the relationship of women and men to stocks of capitals: social, financial, human, natural, political, cultural, and physical, and how the relationship between various capitals is managed. Our data were collected using semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions in six woredas (districts) in different parts of Ethiopia. Our findings show that men and women are constrained by similar capitals, but women are more constrained by lower levels of the seven capitals. The sheep value chain has more opportunities for women. It is important to strengthen women’s access to, and management of, all these capitals to become more effective managers of small ruminants. This demands behavioral change and working to challenge gender norms. 2017-05-27 2017-01-27T16:20:44Z 2017-01-27T16:20:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79425 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Mulema, A.A., Farnworth, C.R. and Colverson, K.E. 2017. Gender-based constraints and opportunities to women’s participation in the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia: A community capitals analysis. Community Development 48: 1-19.
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value systems
Mulema, Annet A.
Farnworth, Cathy Rozel
Colverson, Kathleen E.
Gender-based constraints and opportunities to women’s participation in the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia: A community capitals analysis
title Gender-based constraints and opportunities to women’s participation in the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia: A community capitals analysis
title_full Gender-based constraints and opportunities to women’s participation in the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia: A community capitals analysis
title_fullStr Gender-based constraints and opportunities to women’s participation in the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia: A community capitals analysis
title_full_unstemmed Gender-based constraints and opportunities to women’s participation in the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia: A community capitals analysis
title_short Gender-based constraints and opportunities to women’s participation in the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia: A community capitals analysis
title_sort gender based constraints and opportunities to women s participation in the small ruminant value chain in ethiopia a community capitals analysis
topic goats
sheep
small ruminants
gender
women
value systems
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