Promise and contradiction: Value chain participation and women's empowerment

With the expansion of agricultural production for the global market, interest among research and development actors in developing more “inclusive” value chains has grown (Stoian et al. 2018a). While mainstream value chain development (VCD) has focused on enhancing the efficiency of processes along t...

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Autores principales: Ihalaine, Markus, Shaikh, Sumer, Mujawamariya, Gaudiose, Mayanja, Sarah, Adetonah, Sounkoura, Tavenner, Katie, Elias, Marlène
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116030
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author Ihalaine, Markus
Shaikh, Sumer
Mujawamariya, Gaudiose
Mayanja, Sarah
Adetonah, Sounkoura
Tavenner, Katie
Elias, Marlène
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Elias, Marlène
Ihalaine, Markus
Mayanja, Sarah
Mujawamariya, Gaudiose
Shaikh, Sumer
Tavenner, Katie
author_facet Ihalaine, Markus
Shaikh, Sumer
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Mayanja, Sarah
Adetonah, Sounkoura
Tavenner, Katie
Elias, Marlène
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description With the expansion of agricultural production for the global market, interest among research and development actors in developing more “inclusive” value chains has grown (Stoian et al. 2018a). While mainstream value chain development (VCD) has focused on enhancing the efficiency of processes along the chain, policies increasingly endeavor to address poverty, emphasizing the inclusion of poor and marginalized people in global markets (Bolwig et al. 2010). In recent decades, scholars and development agencies have directed attention toward the “gender gap in agriculture” (Huyer 2016), encompassing, among other things, women’s lesser access to market opportunities and to the benefits from cash crops (Pyburn et al. 2015). As a consequence, agricultural development initiatives increasingly aim to support the engagement of women in agricultural value chains (Sachs 2019). However, while promoting the engagement of women in markets and value chains is becoming entrenched in the global agenda for gender equality (Stoian et al. 2018a), systematic evidence demonstrating causal linkages or laying out a clear theory of change between participation and empowerment remains limited (Said-Allsopp and Tallontire 2014, Johnson et al. 2018).
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spelling CGSpace1160302025-11-12T05:32:04Z Promise and contradiction: Value chain participation and women's empowerment Ihalaine, Markus Shaikh, Sumer Mujawamariya, Gaudiose Mayanja, Sarah Adetonah, Sounkoura Tavenner, Katie Elias, Marlène value chains gender women's empowerment gender equality agricultural research research agriculture empowerment environment women With the expansion of agricultural production for the global market, interest among research and development actors in developing more “inclusive” value chains has grown (Stoian et al. 2018a). While mainstream value chain development (VCD) has focused on enhancing the efficiency of processes along the chain, policies increasingly endeavor to address poverty, emphasizing the inclusion of poor and marginalized people in global markets (Bolwig et al. 2010). In recent decades, scholars and development agencies have directed attention toward the “gender gap in agriculture” (Huyer 2016), encompassing, among other things, women’s lesser access to market opportunities and to the benefits from cash crops (Pyburn et al. 2015). As a consequence, agricultural development initiatives increasingly aim to support the engagement of women in agricultural value chains (Sachs 2019). However, while promoting the engagement of women in markets and value chains is becoming entrenched in the global agenda for gender equality (Stoian et al. 2018a), systematic evidence demonstrating causal linkages or laying out a clear theory of change between participation and empowerment remains limited (Said-Allsopp and Tallontire 2014, Johnson et al. 2018). 2021-11 2021-11-12T11:04:15Z 2021-11-12T11:04:15Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116030 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116021 https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294202 Advancing gender equality through agricultural and environmental research Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ihalaine, Markus; Shaikh, Sumer; Mujawamariya, Gaudiose; Mayanja, Sarah; Adetonah, Sounkoura; Tavenner, Katie; and Elias, Marlène. 2021. Promise and contradiction: Value chain participation and women’s empowerment. In Advancing gender equality through agricultural and environmental research: Past, present, and future, eds. Rhiannon Pyburn, and Anouka van Eerdewijk. Chapter 4, Pp. 147-186. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293915_04.
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empowerment
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Ihalaine, Markus
Shaikh, Sumer
Mujawamariya, Gaudiose
Mayanja, Sarah
Adetonah, Sounkoura
Tavenner, Katie
Elias, Marlène
Promise and contradiction: Value chain participation and women's empowerment
title Promise and contradiction: Value chain participation and women's empowerment
title_full Promise and contradiction: Value chain participation and women's empowerment
title_fullStr Promise and contradiction: Value chain participation and women's empowerment
title_full_unstemmed Promise and contradiction: Value chain participation and women's empowerment
title_short Promise and contradiction: Value chain participation and women's empowerment
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gender
women's empowerment
gender equality
agricultural research
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agriculture
empowerment
environment
women
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