Gender roles in the production of Arabica coffee:

Abstract

The main aim of this study was to access the gender roles in the production of Arabica coffee among small scale farmers in Buginyanya sub-county, Bulambuli district with an objective of determining the gender gap in the Arabica coffee production roles and a total of 75 small scale farmers were randomly selected. This study examines and proves how women contribute to gender inequality and rural under development through ignorance on cash crop growing. Although women in the Agriculture sector have a greater role to every place in field work, which differs from country to country, state to state, work to work, society to society and region to region. Combination of the quantitative and qualitative survey methods was used. The analysis targeted on primary data by using observation and interview based on previous culture of Uganda; most women were not used to participate in cash crops, thought that was for men, so far, it was identified that women now still carry the trend of not participating in cash crops with a gender gap of (0.6) according to results attained after calculating the Gender Inequality Index thus contribute to a high level of gender inequality in which concerned stakeholders need to pave a way in order to address this concern. However, out of all the eleven field roles, harvesting registered a high level of equality in participation of this activity. This study will open up rural women farmers from rural areas who were not participating yet also in cash crops just like these in the study area to change their minds and be able to participate in cash crops as men do. The context is essential and policies can be founded on sound materials and gender analysis.