Women's time use and implications for participation in cacao value chains

Evidence from VRAEM, Peru

Bibliographic Data

ID3886382
AuthorsStacy Armbruster (0000-0003-1072-6115, corresponding author), Jennifer N Solomon (0000-0001-9103-1600), Jennifer Solomon, Trent Blare (0000-0002-2318-0409), Jason Donovan (0000-0001-7733-7451)
Year2019
Volume29
Issue7
Pages827-843
Publication date2019-10-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614524.2019.1604630
OpenAlexW2955268737
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited19

Bringing inclusion into value chain development requires interventions that account for gender-based constraints and opportunities. Key determinants of women’s capacity to participate are their availability and access to interventions. Twenty-four-hour recall surveys with 53 women from households engaged in a cacao expansion intervention in Peru found women with a strong interest in cacao; however, participation was thwarted by household responsibilities and exclusion from training. Findings emphasise the need to actively engage women in intervention design, and monitor and evaluate their time use, recognising the unintended consequences of increased time investments, and hence the unexpected impacts of these development interventions

Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnology · Geography · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · South asia · Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Taxation and Compliance Studies

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