Analysis of cassava value chain in Nigeria: pro-poor approach and gender perspective

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International Journal of Value Chain Management Pub Date : 2019-06-21 DOI:10.1504/IJVCM.2019.10022069

T. Apata

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Abstract

In Nigeria, cassava has moved from a little yielding deprivation standby crop to a great bouncy money yielding products with its many other usages for livestock feeds, food and agro-industry raw materials. This study examines chain processes of cassava processes and identifies value along the chain with gendered perspective. The study was conducted in Southwest, Nigeria and choice was done systematically to select 250 cassava growers. Data were analysed by means of factor analysis and Poisson model. Results showed that most cassava male growers traded cassava in garden-fresh form exclusive of value, while female growers transformed cassava from its garden-fresh form and thus adding value along the chain for income increase. Female cassava farmers recognise that there are markets when cassava is transformed from its garden-fresh form. Consequently, it is essential to encourage suitable processing technologies for cassava products and effective contact to marketing information. Women need to be motivated to effectively use these resources. The study discovered that the advantages of women's partaking in agricultural value chains are defined by their power over valuable resources and their strength in household level rulings. This strategy could be a means to pro-poor gendered route out of poverty in many Nigerian homes.

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尼日利亚木薯价值链分析:扶贫方法和性别视角

在尼日利亚，木薯已经从一种产量不高的备用作物转变为一种富有弹性的高产产品，其许多其他用途包括牲畜饲料、食品和农产工业原料。这项研究考察了木薯加工的链过程，并从性别角度确定了链上的价值。这项研究在尼日利亚西南部进行，系统地选择了250名木薯种植者。采用因子分析和泊松模型对数据进行分析。结果表明，大多数木薯男性种植者以不含价值的花园新鲜形式交易木薯，而女性种植者则从花园新鲜形式转化木薯，从而增加收入链上的价值。木薯女农民认识到，当木薯从花园里的新鲜形式转化为木薯时，就会有市场。因此，鼓励使用合适的木薯产品加工技术和有效接触营销信息至关重要。需要激励妇女有效利用这些资源。研究发现，妇女参与农业价值链的优势取决于她们对宝贵资源的权力以及她们在家庭层面裁决中的实力。这一战略可能是尼日利亚许多家庭摆脱贫困的一种有利于穷人的性别途径。

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International Journal of Value Chain Management MANAGEMENT-

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期刊介绍： Today"s businesses have become extremely complex. The interplay of the three Cs, viz. consumers, competition and convergence, has thrown up new challenges for organisations all over the world. Sensitivity of economies to the external environment coupled with the turbulent process of globalisation has added the highest degree of uncertainty and unpredictability to business processes. To top it all, the effect of globalisation has shifted the balance of power in favour of the customer, though it may have opened a plethora of opportunities for all, in the form of variety and choice. For a variety of reasons, the pressures of competitive forces have enhanced product changes, supercharged by shortening product and technology development lifecycles.