[ Femme et boucherie : Les vendeuses de tchandi-tchandi à Niamey (Niger) ]
Volume 40, Issue 1, December 2018, Pages 55–64
Haoua BOUBACAR AKALI1
1 Doctorante au département de Géographie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, LASHS, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, BP: 418, Niamey, Niger
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The present article treats with sellers of tchandi-tchandi and aim at determining the part of the woman in the job by butcher's shop in Niamey. This work was realized thanks to a survey made with a sample of 400 sellers of prepared meats. She took place in the streets of 19 districts situated between 2nd and 3rd districts of Niamey. The results (profits) show that the sale of tchandi-tchandi is an activity dominated by the women. During decades, the hard living conditions favored the insertion of the woman in certain modern and traditional jobs. In spite of these efforts, the women occupy the small shops of street. Today, the phenomenon of urbanization generated a strong consumption of meats prepared in cities as Niamey, capital of Niger, where lives about 40 % of the urban of Niger. The fast population growth of the city, came along with a high demand in meat in a context where an important fringe of the population is poor. The access to the quality meat has them difficult because too expensive. That is why, the women filtered in on the preparation and the sale of tchandi-tchandi, a meat poor quality but accessible to everybody. So, they developed this new activity in which, they are usually excluded in particular in the field of the sale of meat.
Author Keywords: butcher's shop, woman, meat, trade, Niamey.
Volume 40, Issue 1, December 2018, Pages 55–64
Haoua BOUBACAR AKALI1
1 Doctorante au département de Géographie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, LASHS, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, BP: 418, Niamey, Niger
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The present article treats with sellers of tchandi-tchandi and aim at determining the part of the woman in the job by butcher's shop in Niamey. This work was realized thanks to a survey made with a sample of 400 sellers of prepared meats. She took place in the streets of 19 districts situated between 2nd and 3rd districts of Niamey. The results (profits) show that the sale of tchandi-tchandi is an activity dominated by the women. During decades, the hard living conditions favored the insertion of the woman in certain modern and traditional jobs. In spite of these efforts, the women occupy the small shops of street. Today, the phenomenon of urbanization generated a strong consumption of meats prepared in cities as Niamey, capital of Niger, where lives about 40 % of the urban of Niger. The fast population growth of the city, came along with a high demand in meat in a context where an important fringe of the population is poor. The access to the quality meat has them difficult because too expensive. That is why, the women filtered in on the preparation and the sale of tchandi-tchandi, a meat poor quality but accessible to everybody. So, they developed this new activity in which, they are usually excluded in particular in the field of the sale of meat.
Author Keywords: butcher's shop, woman, meat, trade, Niamey.
Abstract: (french)
Le présent article traite des vendeuses de tchandi-tchandi et vise à déterminer la part de la femme dans le métier de boucherie à Niamey. Ce travail a été réalisé grâce à une enquête effectuée auprès d’un échantillon de 400 vendeurs de viandes préparées. Elle s’est déroulée dans les rues de 19 quartiers situés entre le 2ème et 3ème arrondissements de Niamey. Les résultats montrent que la vente de tchandi-tchandi est une activité dominée par les femmes. Pendant des décennies, les dures conditions de vie ont favorisé l’insertion de la femme dans certains métiers modernes et traditionnels. Malgré ces efforts, les femmes occupent les petits commerces de rue. Aujourd’hui, le phénomène d’urbanisation a généré une forte consommation de viandes préparées dans les villes comme Niamey, capitale du Niger, où vit près de 40% des urbains du Niger. La rapide croissance démographique de la ville, s’est accompagnée d’une forte demande en viande dans un contexte où une frange importante de la population est pauvre. L’accès à la viande de qualité leur ait difficile parce que trop chère. C’est pourquoi, les femmes se sont rabattues sur la préparation et la vente de tchandi-tchandi, une viande de mauvaise qualité mais accessible à tout le monde. Ainsi, elles ont développé cette activité nouvelle dans laquelle, elles sont d’habitude exclues notamment dans le domaine de la vente de viande.
Author Keywords: Boucherie, femme, viande, commerce, Niamey.
How to Cite this Article
Haoua BOUBACAR AKALI, “Woman and butcher's shop: The sellers of tchandi-tchandi in Niamey (Niger),” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 55–64, December 2018.
