Dynamics of Gender in Agroforestry Management and Its Impact on Household Income: A Case Study in Bendosari, Pujon, Malang, Indonesia

HIGHLIGHTS Women's participation in agroforestry practices in Bendosari Village tends to be low in sectors considered to be the domain of men. Agroforestry has significant potential to provide benefits to women, especially through non-commercial sectors such as fruit and vegetable collection. The contribution of agroforestry to farmers' household income is related to several variables such as agroforestry type, sale price, fertiliser use and production costs. Men contribute more to agroforestry management based on labour time allocation, while women are more involved in decision-making related to crop types, post-production activities and family financial management. Decision-making in family finance is carried out by women individually, while decisions related to agroforestry are made jointly by husbands and wives. SUMMARY This study analyses the participation of women and men and the impact of agroforestry on farmers' income in Bendosari Village, Indonesia. The role of women was studied specifically in agroforestry management through an in-depth interview method that was applied to 97 agroforestry farmers. Women's participation tends to be low in enterprises that are considered as men's domain but the results showed that agroforestry has significant potential to benefit women. The contribution of agroforestry shows that variable x (type of agroforestry, selling price of marketed products, amount of fertilizer, and production cost expenditure) has a correlation to variable y (household income). Based on the allocation of labour time, men contribute more than women. Decision-making in determining the types of crops other than staple crops, post-production activities and financial management is done jointly by husbands and wives, while decision-making in family finances is decided by wives alone. .