Participation of Diverse Gender in Negros Occidental in the Production of Goats

Aims: This study aims to identify the demographic profile of each involved in goat raising and to identify the different practices of each gender involved in goat raising.

Study Design: The study used the descriptive type of research design using a structured questionnaires based on the Philippine Recommend for Goat Production.

Place and Duration of Study: Sample: All cities and municipalities of the Province of Negros Occidental conducted from February 2021 to April 2021.

Methodology: It employed a purposive sampling technique where 25 respondents were surveyed in each municipality and/or city. The interviewed respondents were based on the farmer’s database of the local agriculture office. A total of 580 backyard goat raisers were interviewed in this study. Data gathered were coded and analyzed using the SPSS statistical software. Interpretation of data was determined using frequencies, mean, and standard deviation.

Results: Among 580 goat raisers, 57.6 % were male while the remaining 42.4% is female. In the said production, 50 years old and above dominantly engaged with 31% age, followed by 40-49, 30-39, and 20-29 age groups with 30%, 28.3%, and 9.8% respectively. Most of them were married with 81.9%. Females (46.7%) tend to raise goats for breeding purposes while males (71.6%) raised goats for meat purposes.

The majority of the male (49.1%) practice crop-livestock integration while most of the females (44.3%) practice mono-farming. Both genders have almost the same percentages when it comes to diversified farming. Moreover, in terms of goat raising system, tethering was dominantly practiced by both gender (F-91.9% & M-95.8%) followed by range (F-12.6 & M-16.5%) and feedlot (F-3.7% & M-0.9%).

Conclusion: This study observed that there are declining number of young men and women involved in livestock farming, indicating less interest in the next generation to venture into agriculture. It has also been found out that males raised goats for meat type as a source of income, practice crop-livestock integration, and feed their goats in tether and range systems. On the other hand, females raised goats for breeding for easy care, practiced mono-farming, and feed goats in the feedlot system for them to do other household activities.