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PROGRAMME FOR THE 2010
ROUND OF CENSUSES OF
AGRICULTURE
GENDER ASPECTS OF THE
AGRICULTURAL CENSUS
J A Colwell
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December 2005
Use of sex of holder data for
gender analysis
Used to compare characteristics of holdings operated by men
and women, such as area of holding, cropping patterns,
access to credit and other services, use of different agricultural
practices.
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Weaknesses in sex of holder data
Difficult to fully reflect the complex management and decisionmaking processes of the holding. Often confused with the
concept of household head.
Definition of holder has been strengthened to better reflect the
role of different family members in managing the holding. A
holder may be an individual person or a group of persons in
the household, such as a husband and wife.
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Give attention to how to collect sex of holder data to fully
understand management issues. Perhaps ask a series of
questions about each household member and their role in work
on the holding.
Use of data on sex of household
members for gender analysis
Usually get employment-related data for each household
member. This can be used to look at the contribution of women
to work on and off the holding.
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Sub-holder and sub-holding
concepts
Many countries are not happy with the concept of holder.
Often, there are different levels of decision-making on the
holding.
Sometimes women carry out specific activities on the holding.
Sub-holding: set of agricultural activities managed by a person
or group of persons on behalf of the holder. One or more than
one sub-holdings on a holding.
Sub-holder: the person or persons managing the sub-holding.
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Use of sub-holder data for gender
analysis
Compare the agricultural activities of male and female subholders.
Analyse the agricultural activities of women in relation to other
agricultural census data such as area of holding, household
size, sex of holder, etc.
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