Comparative analysis of women-led and agrarian reform beneficiaries cooperatives in Davao City: Cocoa value chain using a gender lens in the face of vulnerability

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cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of the Philippinesen
cg.contributor.donorAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Researchen
cg.coverage.countryPhilippines
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2PH
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asia
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.impactPlatformGender
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen
dc.contributor.authorLopez, Mitchiko Ariolaen
dc.contributor.authorLapitan, Aileen V.en
dc.contributor.authorAranas, Mia Barbara D.en
dc.contributor.authorFaylon, Rassel P.en
dc.contributor.authorAnastacio, Nico Jayson C.en
dc.contributor.authorPredo, Canesio D.en
dc.contributor.authorFlores, Emmanuelen
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-04T12:47:23Zen
dc.date.available2024-01-04T12:47:23Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/137097
dc.titleComparative analysis of women-led and agrarian reform beneficiaries cooperatives in Davao City: Cocoa value chain using a gender lens in the face of vulnerabilityen
dcterms.abstractThis paper presents a comparative study using a gender lens in examining how two groups engaged in the cocoa value chain in Davao City, Philippines, addressed challenges and leveraged innovative strategies amidst a backdrop of vulnerability. The first group is a womenled cooperative, while the other group is a cooperative of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARB) operating for 35 and 30 years, respectively, within conflict and nonconflict areas. A rapid value-chain assessment was conducted through a series of focus group discussions and key informant interviews with members/officers of the cooperatives. The assessment was also supported by the available secondary data. Results highlight the unique roles and contributions of women in Davao City’s cocoa value chain. A women-led cooperative has a one-of-a-kind innovation of buying and consolidating cocoa pods from tagged trees rather than wet or dried beans to ascertain ‘tree-to-bar’ quality standards. It is a way of navigating various challenges in cocoa production—accessibility of needed services, lack of postharvest facilities, and marketing difficulties within a community in transition from conflict. The ARB cooperative with its access to diverse services, and capital (financial, equipment, facilities) has diversified from dried fermented cocoa beans to a wide array of value-added products involving mostly women workers. Innovation thrives when women workers and/or leaders have agency and power. Innovations are eased by persistent gender sensitivity and mainstreaming efforts. Recommendations leading to desired transformative change in agri-food systems in this part of the world are also discussed in the paper.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLopez, Mitchiko Ariola; Lapitan, Aileen V.; Aranas, Mia Barbara D.; Faylon, Rassel P.; Anastacio, Nico Jayson C.; Predo, Canesio D.; Flores, Emmanuel. 2023. Comparative analysis of women-led and agrarian reform beneficiaries cooperatives in Davao City: Cocoa value chain using a gender lens in the face of vulnerability. Poster. Presented at the CGIAR GENDER Conference 'From Research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems', New Delhi, India, 9-12 October 2023. University of the Philippinesen
dcterms.issued2023-10-10
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseOther
dcterms.publisherUniversity of the Philippinesen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectresearchen
dcterms.subjectcocoa productsen
dcterms.subjectvalue chainsen
dcterms.typePoster

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