1Center for Environment and Development, College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. E-mail: almazgzw@gmail.com
2Center for Rural Development, College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. E-mail: wnegatu@yahoo.com
3School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Discipline of Agricultural Economics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P Bag X01 Scottsville-3209, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. E-mail: wale@ukzn.ac.za
4Deputy Country Coordinator, Ethiopia Scaling Seeds Technologies Partnership in Africa, Alliance for a green revolution in Africa (AGRA). GAyele@agra.org
Online published on 25 March, 2015.
The main theme of this paper was to analyze the determinants of participation decision in Dugda district, Ethiopia with a specific focus on gender in onion and tomato value chain. A very large number of respondents at all stages of the value chain were interviewed. The analysis was made with the help of econometric models (Probit model). The findings revealed that for male-headed farmers, age of the respondents was a factor that hampers participation decision. Age of the respondent and distance from the nearest market were hindering decision to participate in marketing for FHH5 and MHH6. Except marketing experience, all determinant factors of participation decision in MHH also determined FHH wholesaler actors. Distance from the nearest market, educational level, age of the respondent and ownership of mobile was inversely related to participation decision in female retailers. As a whole, the gender disparity was tilted towards male respondents. Therefore, to support the performance of the whole value chain and bring benefits to the entire community, special interventions should focus on women actors (producers, wholesalers and retailers) in the value chain.
Female-headed, Gender perspective, Male-headed, Onion, women Participation, Tomato, Value chain
