[ Implication des femmes dans la gestion familiale des systèmes agroforestiers à cacaoyers au Centre de la Côte d’Ivoire ]
Volume 24, Issue 3, October 2018, Pages 1401–1415
Affia Sonmia Francia KOSSONOU1, VROH Bi Tra Aimé2, Fulbert TRA3, Venance-Pâques Gniayou KOUADIO4, and Constant Yves ADOU YAO5
1 Laboratoire de Botanique, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Laboratoire de Botanique, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d'Ivoire
3 UFR Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
4 Laboratoire de Botanique, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire
5 Laboratoire de Botanique, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouet-Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 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.
Women are key players in the agricultural sector in most developing countries. However, their roles in different agricultural production systems are often poorly known. The present study, conducted in the Centre of Côte d'Ivoire, aimed to highlight the main activities carried out by women in the management of cocoa-based agroforestry systems. To achieve this aim, interviews were conducted of 268 women involved in the management of cocoa agroforestry systems in six localities. Among them, more than 69 % are producers’ wives. The interviews helped identifying the activities performed by these women in these systems. The results show that women are mainly involved in the maintenance of the plantation (91.4 %) during the first year. They are more active in the creation of nurseries (28 %), in the plantation (37.7 %), in the harvest of cocoa pods (48.9 %), and in the maintenance of the beans (36.4 %). Despite this, it is clear that the majority of activities related to cocoa farming is the responsibility of men. More work with stakeholders (men and women) in all the producing areas will help to better understand the organization of work in cocoa agroforests to provide more information on women’s place in cocoa farming and their influence on the choice of species associated with cocoa trees.
Author Keywords: women's work, agroforestry systems, family labor, forest-savannah contact zone, Côte d’Ivoire.
Volume 24, Issue 3, October 2018, Pages 1401–1415
Affia Sonmia Francia KOSSONOU1, VROH Bi Tra Aimé2, Fulbert TRA3, Venance-Pâques Gniayou KOUADIO4, and Constant Yves ADOU YAO5
1 Laboratoire de Botanique, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Laboratoire de Botanique, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d'Ivoire
3 UFR Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
4 Laboratoire de Botanique, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire
5 Laboratoire de Botanique, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouet-Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 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
Women are key players in the agricultural sector in most developing countries. However, their roles in different agricultural production systems are often poorly known. The present study, conducted in the Centre of Côte d'Ivoire, aimed to highlight the main activities carried out by women in the management of cocoa-based agroforestry systems. To achieve this aim, interviews were conducted of 268 women involved in the management of cocoa agroforestry systems in six localities. Among them, more than 69 % are producers’ wives. The interviews helped identifying the activities performed by these women in these systems. The results show that women are mainly involved in the maintenance of the plantation (91.4 %) during the first year. They are more active in the creation of nurseries (28 %), in the plantation (37.7 %), in the harvest of cocoa pods (48.9 %), and in the maintenance of the beans (36.4 %). Despite this, it is clear that the majority of activities related to cocoa farming is the responsibility of men. More work with stakeholders (men and women) in all the producing areas will help to better understand the organization of work in cocoa agroforests to provide more information on women’s place in cocoa farming and their influence on the choice of species associated with cocoa trees.
Author Keywords: women's work, agroforestry systems, family labor, forest-savannah contact zone, Côte d’Ivoire.
Abstract: (french)
Les femmes sont des actrices clés dans le secteur agricole de la plupart des pays en développement. Cependant, leurs rôles dans les différents systèmes de productions agricoles sont souvent mal connus. Cette étude réalisée dans le centre de la Côte d’Ivoire a eu pour objectif de mettre en évidence les principales activités réalisées par des femmes dans la gestion des systèmes agroforestiers à base de cacaoyers. Pour ce faire, des interviews ont été réalisées auprès de 268 femmes impliquées dans la gestion des systèmes agroforestiers à cacao dans six localités. Parmi elles, la plupart (69, 02 %) sont des épouses de producteurs. Les résultats montrent que ces femmes interviennent majoritairement dans l’entretien de la plantation (91,4 %) durant la première année. Elles sont actives dans la création des pépinières (28 %), lors du planting (37,7 %), dans la récolte des cabosses (48,9 %) et dans l’entretien des fèves (36,4 %). Un travail plus élargi auprès des acteurs (hommes et femmes) dans toutes les zones productrices permettra de mieux appréhender l’organisation du travail dans les agroforêts à cacaoyers afin d’apporter de plus amples informations sur la place qu’occupe les femmes dans la cacaoculture.
Author Keywords: travail des femmes, systèmes agroforestiers, main d’œuvre familiale, zone de contact forêt-savane, Côte d’Ivoire.
How to Cite this Article
Affia Sonmia Francia KOSSONOU, VROH Bi Tra Aimé, Fulbert TRA, Venance-Pâques Gniayou KOUADIO, and Constant Yves ADOU YAO, “Implication of women in family management of cocoa-based agroforestry systems in the Centre of Côte d'Ivoire,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 1401–1415, October 2018.
