1. Gender in Dairy value chain in BangladeshSDVC ProjectCARE Bangladesh 4-Nov2011 Presented by: Kakuly TanvinToufique Ahmed

2. SDVC Gender Distribution- At a glanceParticipantsTotal NumberWomenAvg. monthly income(W #) participantsParticipants36400 (29745) 82% $13.27 (milk sales)Producer Groups (Excluding pilot)1162 (524) 45%Farmer Leader 3425 (2443) 71%Milk Collector 308 (28)9% $8 ($36)Livestock Health Worker201 (45) 22% $81 ($246)Input Shop (ISC 3,CAS 28)150 (31) 21%ISC = 3($129), CAS =28($ 30)No of Savings group56882%Total Savings $7044482%Independent cow ownership217 (27) 12.4% 3. Targeting achievement Producer Gender %Collector Gender %Percentile distribution of participant by Percentile distribution of trainedGender (Yr: 1-4) Collector by Gender (Yr: 1-4) (Except Pilot) MenMen 18%91% Women82%Women 9%FL Gender %LHW Gender %Percentile distribution of trained Farmer Percentile distribution of trained LHW byLeader by Gender (Yr: 1-4) Gender (Yr: 1-4)Men Men29% 78% WomenWomen71%22% 4. Objective of SDVC-GAAP initiative To explore and examine sustainable impacts onwomen and mens asset acquisition, ownership, Explore related impacts on household andcommunity gender dynamics of the Dairy ValueChain project. 5. Project MethodologyQualitative Analysis Includes Focused group discussion (FGD) Life History Analysis Women Barrier Checklist Use Daily time use toolQuantitative analysis Includes Questionnaire interview Participatory Performance Tracking (PPT) Staff progress report 6. Activities Completed Analyzed existing data to ascertain knowledge gaps about genderand assets Qualitative research tool has been developed and field tested. 14 focus group discussions facilitated covering around 250 SDVCproducers. 18 semi structured interview done with individual participants. 2 separate gender related learning sessions was designed andimplemented for the producers. Women barrier checklist has been prepared of the value chainactors and supporters. Different techniques to address thosebarriers are also documented for further use. Analysis done on daily HH role distribution Common variables in baseline and monitoring surveys wereidentified to analyze emerging trends. SDVC M&E linked MIS data with GIS data to demonstrateperformance status geographically. 7. Qualitative Findingswith Quantitative Figure 8. Qualitative Assessment FindingsFocused AreaKey FindingsAsset ownership Women can buy or own cattle, poultry & gold more easilypattern & dairyincome mgt. Cent percent can manage milk sales income 12.4% Women have individual cow ownership Women who owns cattle can take decisions on expenditure more easily.Dairy Management Workload increased but family members are sharing theand gender roles workloadAccess to input, Women now have easy access to training, credit & savingscapacity & Mkt. Have access to input and output market.Normative attitude Women still face difficulties buying big assetsand women barriers Inherit the lowest quality land and get the lowest shareProject impact Significant progress is seen in intangible assets Around 25% of participants reported an increase in cow ownership Womens opinions are getting more preference in HH and community level 2.3% increase is seen in womens individual cow ownership 9. SDVC groups performance score (PPT) by groups genderSelection Year (1+2+3)(Aug2011)74 73 7272 71706866 66646260 Women only MixedMen onlyTotalPPT SCORE OUT OF 100 10. Producers FM Knowledge changed from starting month by gender(Knowledge : Knowledge score out of 10)Selection Year (1+2+3)Base Sep2011% change7.0 6.44.3 4.4 47%58%Female MaleStarting month Definition: This means when M&E started collected GPF data collection after training from SDVC.FM : Farm management 11. % of SDVC groups engaged in savings by groups gender markupSelection Year (1+2+3)(as of Sept2011)77%66% 60% 60%Women only groups Mixed groupsMen only groups Total 12. Average of total savings amount (US$) by groups gender markupSelection Year (1+2+3)(as of Sept2011)128 123 124 50 Women only MixedMen only Total 13. % of savings group used savings money by groups gender markupSelection Year (1+2+3) (Sept2011) 59%54%56% 17%Women onlyMixed Men only Total 14. The effects of learning group gendercomposition on HH incomeHouseholds that have female farm leaders and groups that are all women have significantlyhigher total HH income from dairy. F(13)=1108.9, p