Gender-focused analysis and opportunities for upgrading within Vietnam’s smallholder pig value chains

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationNational University of Agriculture, Vietnamen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Greenwichen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Researchen
cg.coverage.countryVietnam
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2VN
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asia
cg.creator.identifierSinh Dang-Xuan: 0000-0002-0522-7808en
cg.creator.identifierHung Nguyen-Viet: 0000-0003-1549-2733en
cg.creator.identifierDelia Grace: 0000-0002-0195-9489en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.906915en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2297-1769en
cg.journalFrontiers in Veterinary Scienceen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTSen
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETYen
cg.subject.ilriGENDERen
cg.subject.ilriPIGSen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.volume9en
dc.contributor.authorNga Nguyen Thi Duongen
dc.contributor.authorHung Pham-Vanen
dc.contributor.authorHa Duong-Namen
dc.contributor.authorHuyen Nguyen-Thi-Thuen
dc.contributor.authorTrung Ninh-Xuanen
dc.contributor.authorSinh Dang-Xuanen
dc.contributor.authorUnger, Freden
dc.contributor.authorHung Nguyen-Vieten
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-09T08:49:48Zen
dc.date.available2022-08-09T08:49:48Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/120481
dc.titleGender-focused analysis and opportunities for upgrading within Vietnam’s smallholder pig value chainsen
dcterms.abstractGender influences participation in food value chains (VCs) with implications for VC upgrading. This study investigated roles as well as differences in production activities, awareness, training, and attitudes between men and women in Vietnam's smallholder pig VCs. Data were gathered from a survey of 1,014 actors in different nodes along the chain, and the results showed that both men and women participated in all nodes of the VCs. Women were mainly in charge of routine husbandry activities (e.g., preparing feed, feeding animals, and cleaning pig pens) and participated in input supply (34.7%), pig production (60.2%), pork processing (63.6%), retailing (93.1%), and home preparation and cooking (100%). Men were more often responsible for tasks requiring strength, knowledge, and skills (e.g., disease management) and had greater involvement in larger-scale farming (60–80%) and slaughtering activities (98.0%). Selling of pigs was handled by both genders, but mainly men (73–80%), especially in larger farms. Likely challenges for upgrading pig VCs include limited training for producers, low concern for occupational health risks in all nodes, and misperceptions about food safety. In general, this study found no clear evidence of perceived gender inequality in the smallholder pig VCs in lowland Vietnam. Gendered upgrading in pig VCs should focus on improving women's ability to access veterinary services and animal disease management and on educating relevant VC actors about occupational health risks.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2022-08-09en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNga Nguyen-Thi-Duong, Hung Pham-Van, Ha Duong-Nam, Huyen Nguyen-Thi-Thu, Trung Ninh-Xuan, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Unger, F., Hung Nguyen-Viet and Grace, D. 2022. Gender-focused analysis and opportunities for upgrading within Vietnam’s smallholder pig value chains. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9: 906915.en
dcterms.extent906915en
dcterms.issued2022-08-09en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherFrontiers Mediaen
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen
dcterms.subjectanimal productsen
dcterms.subjectswineen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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