Gender differentials in smallholder livestock production in the central highlands of Ethiopia
1998
Addis Tiruneh (IDR-CERTWID/Department of Economic, Addis Ababa University, Addis Abeba (Ethiopia))Teklu Tesfaye (Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization, Addis Abeba (Ethiopia))Wilfred Mwangi (CIMMYT-Ethiopia, Addis Abeba)Hugo Verkuiji (CIMMYT-Ethiopia, Addis Ababa)
Many studies that focused on household-level factors have not looked into gender differentials. A study was conducted in Ada, Lume and Gimbichu weredas of the central highlands of Ethiopia to assess the gender differentials in agricultural production and among small holder farmers. The evidence derived from this study shows that the different classes of livestock kept and the reasons for doing so are not significantly different in both male headed and female headed (de jure) households. The average number of the different classes of livestock owned by male headed households in general was significantly different from that of the female (de jure) headed households. The right to purchase and sale any of the different classes of livestock in mainly the responsibility of the female head in female headed households. In the case of male headed households, the husband and the wife have differential control depending on the type of livestock under question. The Spearman one-tailed significant test showed a negative and weak correlation between the number of cattle owned and use of manure as soil maintenance in both female and male headed households.
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