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18 March 2020 AgriBrasilis

Women participation in

brazilian agribusiness

Interview with Téia Fava and Fernanda Falcão

Agribusiness is a sector
composed worldwide mostly
of men and considered
traditionally male dominated.
In Brazil this is changing.
From 2002 to 2015,
women accounted for 28%
of total workers in the field
in Brazil. However, in Brazil,
the Female Participation Rate
in the Workforce (TPFT) is
40%, according to data from
the 2016 National Household Téia Fava, cattle
Sample Survey (PNAD). breeder and director
A few years ago girls of the Breeders
were expected to assist their Association of Mato
mothers in the kitchen while Grosso (Acrimat)
boys helped their fathers on the
farm. These family practices Téia Fava ，牛饲养
posed a challenge for women 员，
who wanted to be farmers. 马托格罗索州饲养员协
Currently, Fava breeds 会主任
Nellores, and when asked about
animal welfare and rational They are separated only by a no longer notice calves losing
management in beef cattle, she corridor with 6 wire fences. weight from weaning”.
gives a tip: “as I do breeding, There, they are weaned, with all With a history so rich in
it has been 3 years that we weanings being accompanied experiences and achievements
practice rational weaning on by pregnant godmothers. In in agribusiness, Fava, who now
the farm. Cows and calves do the presence of these cows, lives in Mato Grosso, reported
not lose eye contact, nor are the calves feel protected. As that she feels “extremely
they trapped in the corral. a result of this practice, we welcomed by the sector”, and
巴西妇女参与农业企业

Téia Fava 与Fernanda Falcão访谈
在全球， 农业企业大部分为 给父亲打下手。 这些家庭惯例 有怀孕的母牛陪着。 在母牛的
男性构成的行业，传统上被认 对想成为农民的妇女构成了挑 陪伴下，牛犊会有安全感。 这
为是男性主导的产业。 但在巴 战。 样做后，我们再没见过牛犊因
西，这种情况正在发生改变。 目前，F av a培育了 断奶而体重减轻的情况。”
从2002年到2015年，在 Nellores，被问到肉牛的动物 Fava拥有丰富的农业企业的
田间作业的女性占巴西全国 福利和合理管理时，她指出：“ 经验和成就，她现在住在马托
女性总数的 28％。 然而，根 正如我所做的育种，我们在农 格罗索州。Fava说，她感到“备
据2016年全国家庭抽样调查 场给动物进行合理断奶的操作 受农业行业的欢迎”，且她从未
（PNAD）的数据，巴西女性 已经有3年了。 母牛和牛犊不 觉得对专业实践的偏见在她的
劳动参与率（TPFT）仅为40％ 会失去眼神交流，也不会被困 经历中出现过。她补充道：“妇
。 在畜栏里，它们只被带有6道 女一直都知道自己所拥有的力
几年前，女孩被期望成为母 铁丝网的走廊隔开。 在那，他 量，这是能力和知识的问题，
亲的帮厨，而男孩则在农场上 们已经断奶，所有断奶牛犊都 而不论性别的问题。