August 2017 Vol. 5 No.8

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Original Research Article

Gender roles and economic of cassava enterprise among farmers in Ayamelum Local Government Area in Anambra State, Nigeria

^*Udemezue J. C. and Onwuneme N. A.

National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Pmb7006 Umudike Abia State, Nigeria.

*Corresponding Author’s E-mail: udemezuej@gmail.com
Tel.: 08038971076

Accepted July 10, 2017

Abstract

The study examined the gender roles and profitabilities among cassava farmers in Ayamelum Local Government Area in Anambra State, Nigeria. A multi-stage random sampling was used to select 40 males and 40 females to make a total of 80 respondents. Interviews schedule was used for data collection while frequency count, percentage, mean scores and gross margin analysis were used in analyzing the data. The result shows that 50% of the respondents were married while the mean age of the respondents was 37years. Women were more involved in cassava production and processing activities than men and therefore likely to produce more cassava if efforts and investments were shifted in their favour. The percentage gross margin for the cassava production and processing was 748.2% which implies that cassava production and processing have higher profitability as a result of low variable cost attached to it. Bad road network, poor marketing structure and high cost of input were identified as constraints working against cassava production and processing in the study area.

Key words: Gender roles, profitabilities, cassava production and processing activities.