Strengthening)the)gender)lens:)pork)value)chains)and)food)safety)

in)Vietnam)

6th October)2016)

ACIAR)Gender)workshop)

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Contents

! Roles)and)importance)of)women)in)smallholder)pork)value)chains)in)Vietnam

! Addressing)food)safety)with)risk)analysis)with)a)gender)lens.

! Challenges)and)opportunities)

Improving the competitiveness of Pig producers inVietnam (2007-2010)

Aims:)Identify options)for)technology,)policy,)and)forms)of)market)coordination,)that)will)give)smallholder)pig)producers)in)Vietnam)better)access)to)higher?value)market)chains.

Study)Details):)1,051)households)randomly)selected)from)six)provinces)in)Vietnam:

Northern)Vietnam:)Ha)Tay,)Phu Tho

Central: Nghe An,)Dak Lak)

South: Dong)Nai,Tien Giang

PigRisk (2012-2017)

Aims:)Assess)impacts)of)pork?borne)diseases)on)human)health)and)the)livestock)Identify)control)points)for)risk)management.))

Integrated)value)chain)approach)• Interdisciplinary)teamVets,)PH,)Economist,)Animal)Science,)Modeller• Data)collected)along)entire)pork)value)chain

Study)sites2)provinces)(Nghe An)and)Hung)Yen))3)districts)and)3)communes)in)each)province)

Gender)findings:)Farm)level

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• Women’s)labour)accounts)for)54?71%)of)total)labour)days)on)farm.)

• Cleaning)and)feeding)tasks)performed)more)by)women.)Other)roles,)pig)housing)and)disease)treatment)by)men

• Provides)important)income)especially)in)rural)areas.

• 95%)of)householder)leaders)at)farm)level)are)male,)often)primary)decision)makers.

Slaughterhouses

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Men)and)women)almost)equally)represented)in)worker)demographics:)50.9%)male)and)49.0%)female

But)difference)in)types)of)roles)for)men)vs)women….)Women:)collecting)and)processing)offal,)by)products)Men:)stunning,)killing,)chopping)and)processing)primary)portion)of)carcass)

Retailers

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• Almost)exclusively)women)(93?100%))

• Key)source)of)income)and)livelihoods? PigRisk)survey)data)showed)retailing)contributing)60)percent)of)household)income,)on)average.)

• Provide)point)of)sale)impact)and)interface)to)consumers

Comparison)to)other)value)chains…

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!Findings)collated)from)studies)of)informal)value)chains

!East,)Western)Africa)and)Vietnam!Beef,)poultry,)milk)and)fish….

Food)safety)and)risk)analysis

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Improving)food)safety)in)Vietnam)presents)a)very)complex)and)difficult)challenge

Risk)analysisA)tool)for)repeatable)and)objective)analysis)of)the)risk)posed)by)a)particular)action.)Identify)and)quantify)significant)hazards,)risk)behaviours)and)possible)consequences.)Allows)limited)resources)to)be)used)in)the)most)effective)way

Risk%assessment%&%management%with%a%gender%perspective

! How)do)the)differing)roles)of)women)and)men)affect)their)exposure)to)hazards?

! How)does)the)biology)of)women)and)men,)young)and)old,)healthy)and)sick)affect)their)vulnerability)to)different)diseases?

! As)food)systems)undergo)change)and)evolution,)how)might)this)advantage)or)disadvantage)women)and)men?

! How)do)women)and)men)differ)in)their)capacity)to)manage)risk)and)how)can)we)best)enhance)risk)management?

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Risk)assessment)and)Gender:)A)new)approach

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Source: Grace et al. (2008)

Challenges)and)Opportunities

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! Increased commercialisation of farming systems can excludewomen and minorities.

! Informal food markets present significant food safety risks andcan be susceptible to market volatility driven by consumer fearsand perceptions

But improved participation and engagement with women ininformal value chains…

! Can lead to better risk management of potential hazards (eg.through pork retailers)

! Gender focused interventions based on value chain assessmentscan lead to improved production and livelihood outcomes.

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Special)thanks)to:)Hanoi)School)of)Public)Health

Vietnam)National)University)of)Agriculture,))MARD,)DARDVC)actors)and)groups)

healthy)pigs,)healthy)people)