Table 1 Target categories and topics of the survey questionnaires and variables used for descriptive statistics

Socio-demographic characteristics

Respondent’s location

Department, Municipality, Village

Respondent characteristics

Age, Marital status, Instruction level, Education level

Village organization

Type of organization, number of people (male, female), areas of activity of the organization

Herd characteristics

Species, Number of each animal (owned by the household and by women)

Women's contribution to livestock activities

Value chain

Type of links in which women are involved, Type of activity in which women are involved

Feeding and watering

Type of feed, Water sources

Reproduction

Method of reproduction

Milking and milk production

Milking: milking method; responsibility for milking; frequency of milking per day; type of container; Production: time of year of maximum production, lactation time, average amount of milk produced per day during the dry season and during the rainy season, fate of milk, percentage of milk consumed, milk sold raw, and milk processed during the dry season and the rainy season

Milk processing

Presence of technical training, Products resulting from processing, Method of processing carried out, Processing activity involving women, Conservation of products, Destination of processed milk, Difficulties encountered in the conservation of milk

Marketing

Type of activities carried out by women, Sale of milk: where, price; Sale of processed products: where; Transport of products (distance), Lack of milk sales: when, what happens to the raw milk after the sale

Incomes

Presence of other sources of income, Destination of income from sales, Type of improvement in living conditions through sales, Share of income from milk sales in total household income, Share of income from milk sales in family expenses

Constraints

Type of constraints in animal husbandry, milk processing, marketing, Type of constraints specific to women in animal husbandry, Solutions envisaged