Improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in PNG

The welfare of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG’s) population depends on domestic agriculture productivity and stability. As of 2019, value-added from the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors totaled approximately 17 percent of GDP. However, when considering the downstream value chain activities direct...

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Main Authors: Kosec, Katrina, Schmidt, Emily, Carrillo, Lucia, Fang, Peixun, Ivekolia, Mark, Ovah, Raywin
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140987
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author Kosec, Katrina
Schmidt, Emily
Carrillo, Lucia
Fang, Peixun
Ivekolia, Mark
Ovah, Raywin
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Fang, Peixun
Ivekolia, Mark
Kosec, Katrina
Ovah, Raywin
Schmidt, Emily
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Schmidt, Emily
Carrillo, Lucia
Fang, Peixun
Ivekolia, Mark
Ovah, Raywin
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description The welfare of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG’s) population depends on domestic agriculture productivity and stability. As of 2019, value-added from the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors totaled approximately 17 percent of GDP. However, when considering the downstream value chain activities directly related to the agriculture sector (e.g., agriculture processing, domestic food trade and transportation, and domestic food commodity sales), the larger agri-food system in PNG contributes over 25 percent to the country’s overall GDP (Pradesha and Dorosh, 2022). Maximizing efficiency throughout the entire agri-food value chain is critical to fostering greater economic growth and poverty reduction within the country. Growing a globally competitive agriculture sector also demands investments and capacity strengthening in mid-stream value chain operations such as product aggregation, transport logistics, packaging and processing, and handling. It is important that these investments also promote inclusive development that benefits both men and women value chain actors. Previous research suggests that where women are economically empowered and have access to decent jobs in lucrative nodes (i.e., activities) of value chains, households have higher incomes and are less likely to be poor (FAO, 2011). In PNG, despite women’s greater share of employment in agriculture (60 and 52 percent of women and men work in agriculture, respectively), women participate less in higher-value agricultural production and trade activities (Chang et al., 2016; Omot, Chambers, and Spriggs, 2013; World Bank, 2022).
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spelling CGSpace1409872025-12-08T10:11:39Z Improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in PNG Kosec, Katrina Schmidt, Emily Carrillo, Lucia Fang, Peixun Ivekolia, Mark Ovah, Raywin value chains poultry sweet potatoes gender women's empowerment agricultural value chains women's participation vegetables capacity development agriculture inclusion The welfare of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG’s) population depends on domestic agriculture productivity and stability. As of 2019, value-added from the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors totaled approximately 17 percent of GDP. However, when considering the downstream value chain activities directly related to the agriculture sector (e.g., agriculture processing, domestic food trade and transportation, and domestic food commodity sales), the larger agri-food system in PNG contributes over 25 percent to the country’s overall GDP (Pradesha and Dorosh, 2022). Maximizing efficiency throughout the entire agri-food value chain is critical to fostering greater economic growth and poverty reduction within the country. Growing a globally competitive agriculture sector also demands investments and capacity strengthening in mid-stream value chain operations such as product aggregation, transport logistics, packaging and processing, and handling. It is important that these investments also promote inclusive development that benefits both men and women value chain actors. Previous research suggests that where women are economically empowered and have access to decent jobs in lucrative nodes (i.e., activities) of value chains, households have higher incomes and are less likely to be poor (FAO, 2011). In PNG, despite women’s greater share of employment in agriculture (60 and 52 percent of women and men work in agriculture, respectively), women participate less in higher-value agricultural production and trade activities (Chang et al., 2016; Omot, Chambers, and Spriggs, 2013; World Bank, 2022). 2022-08-22 2024-04-12T13:37:01Z 2024-04-12T13:37:01Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140987 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136311 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.135967 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134987 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101964 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105218 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kosec, Katrina; Schmidt, Emily; Carrillo, Lucia; Fang, Peixun; Ivekolia, Mark; and Ovah, Raywin. 2022. Improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in PNG. Papua New Guinea Food Policy Strengthening Working Paper 4. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136350.
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poultry
sweet potatoes
gender
women's empowerment
agricultural value chains
women's participation
vegetables
capacity development
agriculture
inclusion
Kosec, Katrina
Schmidt, Emily
Carrillo, Lucia
Fang, Peixun
Ivekolia, Mark
Ovah, Raywin
Improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in PNG
title Improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in PNG
title_full Improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in PNG
title_fullStr Improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in PNG
title_full_unstemmed Improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in PNG
title_short Improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in PNG
title_sort improving agricultural value chain coordination and gender inclusiveness in png
topic value chains
poultry
sweet potatoes
gender
women's empowerment
agricultural value chains
women's participation
vegetables
capacity development
agriculture
inclusion
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140987
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