Gender dimensions of sweetpotato production and consumption in Rwanda

The Rwanda Super Foods Project seeks to assess the relative e!ciency of sweetpotato product value chains and their potential to increase farmer income and equity. Since the crop is largely grown by women farmers in Rwanda, the project investigates whether an improved sweetpotato value chain can impr...

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Main Author: International Potato Center
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144214
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description The Rwanda Super Foods Project seeks to assess the relative e!ciency of sweetpotato product value chains and their potential to increase farmer income and equity. Since the crop is largely grown by women farmers in Rwanda, the project investigates whether an improved sweetpotato value chain can improve women’s income and empowerment. In many countries, when a crop is commercialized, men become more involved in its production and sometimes dominate the income earned from sales.
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spelling CGSpace1442142025-12-08T10:11:39Z Gender dimensions of sweetpotato production and consumption in Rwanda International Potato Center gender sweet potatoes The Rwanda Super Foods Project seeks to assess the relative e!ciency of sweetpotato product value chains and their potential to increase farmer income and equity. Since the crop is largely grown by women farmers in Rwanda, the project investigates whether an improved sweetpotato value chain can improve women’s income and empowerment. In many countries, when a crop is commercialized, men become more involved in its production and sometimes dominate the income earned from sales. 2013-08 2024-05-31T20:36:50Z 2024-05-31T20:36:50Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144214 en Open Access application/pdf International Potato Center. 2013. Gender dimensions of sweetpotato production and consumption in Rwanda. Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa. CIP. 2 p.
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Gender dimensions of sweetpotato production and consumption in Rwanda
title Gender dimensions of sweetpotato production and consumption in Rwanda
title_full Gender dimensions of sweetpotato production and consumption in Rwanda
title_fullStr Gender dimensions of sweetpotato production and consumption in Rwanda
title_full_unstemmed Gender dimensions of sweetpotato production and consumption in Rwanda
title_short Gender dimensions of sweetpotato production and consumption in Rwanda
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