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_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationNational University of Agriculture, Vietnamen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Greenwichen_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.contributor.donorAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Researchen_US
cg.coverage.countryVietnamen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2VNen_US
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouth-eastern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.identifierSinh Dang-Xuan: 0000-0002-0522-7808en_US
cg.creator.identifierHung Nguyen-Viet: 0000-0003-1549-2733en_US
cg.creator.identifierDelia Grace: 0000-0002-0195-9489en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.906915en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2297-1769en_US
cg.journalFrontiers in Veterinary Scienceen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTSen_US
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETYen_US
cg.subject.ilriGENDERen_US
cg.subject.ilriPIGSen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.volume9en_US
dc.contributor.authorNga Nguyen Thi Duongen_US
dc.contributor.authorHung Pham-Vanen_US
dc.contributor.authorHa Duong-Namen_US
dc.contributor.authorHuyen Nguyen-Thi-Thuen_US
dc.contributor.authorTrung Ninh-Xuanen_US
dc.contributor.authorSinh Dang-Xuanen_US
dc.contributor.authorUnger, Freden_US
dc.contributor.authorHung Nguyen-Vieten_US
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-09T08:49:48Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-08-09T08:49:48Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/120481en_US
dc.titleGender-focused analysis and opportunities for upgrading within Vietnam’s smallholder pig value chainsen_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2022-08-09en_US
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_US
dcterms.extent906915en_US
dcterms.issued2022-08-09en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal productsen_US
dcterms.subjectswineen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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