Gender in Cocoa Cultivation in Colombia: A Resignification of Women’s Role in Agriculture?

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dc.creatorHernández-Nuñez, Héctor Eduardo
dc.creatorGutiérrez Montes, Isabel A.
dc.creatorSuárez, Juan Carlos
dc.creatorAndrade, Hernán J
dc.creatorSánchez Castillo, Verenice
dc.creatorBernal-Núñez, Angie Paola
dc.creatorCasanoves, Fernando
dc.creatorFlora, Cornelia
dc.date2026-02-25T14:47:33Z
dc.date2026-02-25T14:47:33Z
dc.date2025-02-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-09T02:13:19Z
dc.descriptionWomen’s participation in productive and community activities in rural areas is increasingly visible. However, imbalances persist, hindering the efficient development of agricultural activities and limiting household well-being. This study analyzes gender roles in rural livelihoods and cocoa farming activities in rural households in the departments of Caquetá and Santander, Colombia. In 151 households with two heads of household (male and female), the following variables were identified: who decides, who responds and who performs the work in each of the household livelihoods and in each of the activities related to cocoa cultivation. Later, we analyzed the perception of different actors in the cocoa production chain on the role of women in cocoa farming activities through interviews. We found that cocoa cultivation activities were mostly directed and developed by men, however, there is a high percentage of households where activities are carried out jointly by men and women. In addition, we found a greater participation of women in sales and community participation. There is a resignification of the role of women in cocoa, as women recognized that, under the current conditions, they feel better about themselves and their families with greater participation. Women perceived that they have been overcoming obstacles and that they receive increased support from their partners and companions. Finally, we conclude that cocoa “is not a man’s crop”; on the contrary, it is a crop that has allowed a reconfiguration of gender roles towards the participation and joint development of men and women in production, processing, sales and associativity.
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dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/14255
dc.identifieropenAccess
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3529
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relationGlobal Social Welfare
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s40609-026-00444-7
dc.subjectParticipación de la mujer||women's participation||participação da mulher||participation de la femme
dc.subjectMujer rural||rural women||femme rurale
dc.subjectTheobroma cacao||Theobroma cacao||Theobroma cacao||Theobroma cacao
dc.subjectProducción agrícola||agricultural production||undefined||production agricole
dc.subjectSostenibilidad||sustainability||sustentabilidade||durabilité
dc.subjectColombia||Colombia||Colômbia||Colombie
dc.subjectGender roles
dc.subjectRoles de género
dc.subjectCocoa
dc.subjectCacao
dc.subjectSustainable agroecosystems
dc.subjectAgroecosistemas sostenibles
dc.subjectSede Central
dc.subjectODS 5 - Igualdad de género
dc.titleGender in Cocoa Cultivation in Colombia: A Resignification of Women’s Role in Agriculture?
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