[ Genre et exploitations agricoles familiales en milieu rural au Katanga : étude de cas de Kipushi ]
Volume 11, Issue 2, May 2015, Pages 367–375
Mushagalusa Balasha Arsene1, Baraka Simba Patient2, Lenga Nkoy Albert3, Madi Mombo Didier4, Ilunga Kalombo Fifi5, and Nkulu Mwine Fyama Jules6
1 Département d'économie agricole, Faculté des sciences agronomiques, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
2 Département d'économie agricole, Faculté des sciences agronomiques, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
3 Faculty of Economics, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
4 Faculté des sciences économiques et de gestion, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
5 Faculté des sciences économiques et de gestion, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
6 Département d'économie agricole, Faculté des sciences agronomiques, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
Original language: French
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It from now on established that the development is the battle of the men and the women. In the agricultural field the ditch man-women still grows hollow so as to establish differences between these two actors. The objective of this study is to compare the dynamism of the man and the woman within the family farms. To arrive there, 123 farmers were surveyed in order to compare the sown surface with maize, the production released, the access mode to the ground, the participation of gender on family farm works. The results showed that more men or 34% accede to the ground by heritage whereas the majority of women or 47,8% obtain it by gift of the head of village. Statistically, the gender had not influence neither the surfaces sown nor the production obtained. Nevertheless, the average surface cultivated by the woman is 0,42 ha and a maximum of one hectare lower than 0,49 ha and 1,5 ha to the maximum sown by the man. The production of the man is 411kg higher than 311kg produced by the woman. However, this latter takes part in 58, 6% with the ploughing and sowing, in 71% with the maintenance of the exploitations when the man assumes heavy work like the clearing trees with 90, 5% and harvest with 45,7%.These results highlight the necessity to integrate the gender in the process of the agricultural and rural development considering the implication of both in the dynamics of the family farms.
Author Keywords: Man, Woman, development, agricultural production, agricultural households.
Volume 11, Issue 2, May 2015, Pages 367–375
Mushagalusa Balasha Arsene1, Baraka Simba Patient2, Lenga Nkoy Albert3, Madi Mombo Didier4, Ilunga Kalombo Fifi5, and Nkulu Mwine Fyama Jules6
1 Département d'économie agricole, Faculté des sciences agronomiques, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
2 Département d'économie agricole, Faculté des sciences agronomiques, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
3 Faculty of Economics, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
4 Faculté des sciences économiques et de gestion, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
5 Faculté des sciences économiques et de gestion, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
6 Département d'économie agricole, Faculté des sciences agronomiques, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
It from now on established that the development is the battle of the men and the women. In the agricultural field the ditch man-women still grows hollow so as to establish differences between these two actors. The objective of this study is to compare the dynamism of the man and the woman within the family farms. To arrive there, 123 farmers were surveyed in order to compare the sown surface with maize, the production released, the access mode to the ground, the participation of gender on family farm works. The results showed that more men or 34% accede to the ground by heritage whereas the majority of women or 47,8% obtain it by gift of the head of village. Statistically, the gender had not influence neither the surfaces sown nor the production obtained. Nevertheless, the average surface cultivated by the woman is 0,42 ha and a maximum of one hectare lower than 0,49 ha and 1,5 ha to the maximum sown by the man. The production of the man is 411kg higher than 311kg produced by the woman. However, this latter takes part in 58, 6% with the ploughing and sowing, in 71% with the maintenance of the exploitations when the man assumes heavy work like the clearing trees with 90, 5% and harvest with 45,7%.These results highlight the necessity to integrate the gender in the process of the agricultural and rural development considering the implication of both in the dynamics of the family farms.
Author Keywords: Man, Woman, development, agricultural production, agricultural households.
Abstract: (french)
Il est désormais établi que le développement est la bataille des hommes et des femmes. Dans le domaine agricole le fossé hommes-femmes se creuse encore de manière à établir des différences entre ces deux acteurs. L'objectif de cette étude est de comparer le dynamisme de l'homme et de la femme au sein des exploitations agricoles familiales. Pour y arriver ,123 exploitants agricoles ont été enquêtés afin de comparer la superficie du maïs emblavée, la production réalisée, le mode d'accès à la terre, la participation du genre aux travaux dans une exploitation agricole familiale. Les résultats ont montré que plus d'hommes soit 34% accèdent à la terre par héritage alors que la majorité de femmes soit 47,8% y accèdent par don du chef de village. Statistiquement, le genre n'a pas eu d'influence sur les superficies emblavées ni sur la production obtenue. Néanmoins, la superficie moyenne cultivée par la femme est de 0,42 ha et un maximum d'un hectare inférieur à 0,49 ha et 1,5 ha au maximum emblavés par l'homme. La production de l'homme est de 411kg supérieur à 311kg réalisés par la femme. Cependant, cette dernière participe à 58,6% au labour et au semis, à 71% à l'entretien des exploitations alors que l'homme assume les travaux lourds comme le dessouchage des arbres à 90,5% et la récolte à 45,7%. Ces résultats mettent en évidence la nécessite d'intégrer le genre dans le processus du développement agricole et rural vu l'implication de l'un et l'autre dans la dynamique des exploitations agricoles familiales.
Author Keywords: Homme, Femme, développement, production agricole, ménages agricoles.
How to Cite this Article
Mushagalusa Balasha Arsene, Baraka Simba Patient, Lenga Nkoy Albert, Madi Mombo Didier, Ilunga Kalombo Fifi, and Nkulu Mwine Fyama Jules, “Gender and family farms in rural area in Katanga: case study of Kipushi,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 367–375, May 2015.
