Role of women in cocoa cultivation (Theobroma Cacao) and the economy of their families

Abstract

The intervention of women in agricultural activities is very diverse, either as non-salaried work in family production units, in household chores, in raising poultry animals, and in agricultural work. women also carry out activities in agro-export companies as salaried work. The work seeks to diagnose the participation of rural women in agricultural work, mainly in the cultivation of cocoa and their contribution to the economy of their families. The research has a non-parametric nature, for the purpose the collection of information was developed, about the participation of women in cocoa cultivation and the economy of their families. The survey technique was used, therefore, a questionnaire was designed and applied with questions addressed to women in the rural sector, a database was prepared, which were treated and analyzed with the SPSS statistical program. The results show that most of the women began to work in this productive sector between the ages of 18 and 23; The tasks that are mostly carried out by women, is the drying of the cocoa which is sold to exporting companies, in addition, they are also dedicated to livestock activities such as raising animals, pigs and poultry; however, most of the women surveyed depend on their spouse.