Women Participation in Cassava Processing in Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria
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The study examined the participation of women in cassava processing in Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of Oyo State. Multistage random sampling technique was used to select 120 women. Descriptive statistics, participation index and an econometric tool were used to analyze data. It was revealed that the women participating in the cassava processing were married, without formal education and their mean age (44) shown that they were still in their active age. The level of participation that was measured on three (3) point Likert scale in order of importance, shown that the highest number (85.0%) of the women participated in processing cassava into flour (Elubo,) while the starch has the lowest participation. Participating indexes for each of the cassava products were flour (3.93), gari (3.61) and fufu (3.23) etc. The grand mean that was used as participation index was found to be 3.01, this is an indication that women in the state always participate in cassava processing activities. Furthermore, Household size, number of visits by extension agents, processing experience, access to credit, monthly income, and cooperative membership were the statistically significant factors that affect the level of participation of respondents in the study area. The major constraints faced by the respondents were inadequate land (processing space), cost of transportation, high cost of labour, inadequate capital and high cost of processing materials. This suggests that policies should be focus on creating suitable technologies for cassava women processors and government should ensure its availability. There is need also to review the existing system of land acquisition and ownership in the area in order to give women greater access to and control of productive resources.
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