DETERMINANTS OF GENDER ROLES AND DECISION MAKING IN SMALL-HOLDER PALM OIL PRODUCTION IN POST COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN DELTA STATE

Authors

  • Amuwah, V.O. Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba Delta State, Nigeria.
  • Abojei, J.O. Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba Delta State, Nigeria.
  • Ighoro, A. Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba Delta State, Nigeria.
  • Oyita, G.E. Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba Delta State, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61868/njhe.v11i8.255

Keywords:

Gender Roles, Decision-Making, Palm-Oil Production , Post COVID-19 Era

Abstract

Palm oil production in Nigeria is mainly by traditional methods. Its high dietary content has made it an increasingly demanded household edible oil. Beyond the immediate palm oil productivity challenges, the Covid-19 pandemic created gaps in resource delivery across the supply value chain. Determinants of gender roles and decision-making in the palm oil production process are the focus of this article. Four randomly selected LGAs in Delta State were covered. A total of 160 palm oil processors (80 males and 80 females) were selected. Frequencies, percentages, and pie charts were employed in analyzing the data. The gender
activity profile showed that fruits sterilization (81.2%), milling (70%), preservation (90 %), and marketing (90.6%) were mainly female dominated while bunch harvesting (98.7%), quartering of the bunch (98.1 %) and stripping (61.9 %) were predominantly male activities

Author Biographies

Amuwah, V.O., Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba Delta State, Nigeria.

Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness,
Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba Delta State, Nigeria.

Abojei, J.O., Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba Delta State, Nigeria.

Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness,
Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba Delta State, Nigeria.

Ighoro, A., Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba Delta State, Nigeria.

Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness,
Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba Delta State, Nigeria.

Oyita, G.E., Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba Delta State, Nigeria.

Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness,
Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba Delta State, Nigeria.

Published

2023-05-11

How to Cite

Amuwah, V., Abojei, . J., Ighoro, A., & Oyita, G. (2023). DETERMINANTS OF GENDER ROLES AND DECISION MAKING IN SMALL-HOLDER PALM OIL PRODUCTION IN POST COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN DELTA STATE. Nigeria Journal of Home Economics (ISSN: 2782-8131), 11(8), 240-247. https://doi.org/10.61868/njhe.v11i8.255

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 8 (2023): NIGERIA JOURNAL OF HOME ECONOMICS (Nig - JHEC)

Section

Articles