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Gender and Lentil in
Ethiopia: Challenges
and Opportunities
By Dina Najjar and Mahlet Seifu
Pictures: Dagnachew Welde Gior...

Women and men both harvest lentil crops. Local varieties require to be

The Alamaya variety is harvested using a sickle because of its strong
roots. The variety is susceptible to shattering and ...

Drying of the Alamaya crop.

The variety Alamaya has to be turned repeatedly for even drying. This
means more work for women.

Preparing the ground for threshing. This is done by both men and women.

Horses are often used for threshing.

Any animal power can do the job!

This is followed by conventional winnowing or using even using a
tool called Ladya (inset)

The lack of access to donkeys and smaller quantities of lentil to sell
give women poor bargaining powers in the market.

Sone
Men find market access less harder and can take larger loads to the market.

The produce is weighted by traders.

Lentil variety Alamaya.

Local lentil fetches a higher price.

Lentil stored by traders.

Thank you
In partnership with CGIAR Centers,
public and private organizations,
governments, and farmers worldwide
Demand-d...

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