Closing the gender asset gap: Learning from value chain development in Africa and Asia

This paper explores initial findings from four case studies in the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project on changes in gender relations in different agricultural interventions. It documents the adaptive measures projects are taking to encourage gender-equitable value chain projects. Findings sugge...

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Autores principales: Quisumbing, Agnes R., Rubin, Deborah, Manfre, Cristina, Waithanji, Elizabeth, van den Bold, Mara, Olney, Deanna K., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151226
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author Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Rubin, Deborah
Manfre, Cristina
Waithanji, Elizabeth
van den Bold, Mara
Olney, Deanna K.
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
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Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
Olney, Deanna K.
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Rubin, Deborah
Waithanji, Elizabeth
van den Bold, Mara
author_facet Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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Manfre, Cristina
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Olney, Deanna K.
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description This paper explores initial findings from four case studies in the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project on changes in gender relations in different agricultural interventions. It documents the adaptive measures projects are taking to encourage gender-equitable value chain projects. Findings suggest that the dairy and horticulture value chain cases have successfully increased the stock of both men’s and women’s tangible assets and those assets they own jointly.
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spelling CGSpace1512262025-12-08T10:11:39Z Closing the gender asset gap: Learning from value chain development in Africa and Asia Quisumbing, Agnes R. Rubin, Deborah Manfre, Cristina Waithanji, Elizabeth van den Bold, Mara Olney, Deanna K. Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. value chains gender evaluation smallholders assets agricultural development food security women This paper explores initial findings from four case studies in the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project on changes in gender relations in different agricultural interventions. It documents the adaptive measures projects are taking to encourage gender-equitable value chain projects. Findings suggest that the dairy and horticulture value chain cases have successfully increased the stock of both men’s and women’s tangible assets and those assets they own jointly. 2014 2024-08-01T02:56:03Z 2024-08-01T02:56:03Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151226 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153693 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67759 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35059 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35618 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Rubin, Deborah; Manfre, Cristina; Waithanji, Elizabeth; van den Bold, Mara; Olney, Deanna K. and Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela. 2014. Closing the gender asset gap: Learning from value chain development in Africa and Asia. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1321. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151226
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gender
evaluation
smallholders
assets
agricultural development
food security
women
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Rubin, Deborah
Manfre, Cristina
Waithanji, Elizabeth
van den Bold, Mara
Olney, Deanna K.
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
Closing the gender asset gap: Learning from value chain development in Africa and Asia
title Closing the gender asset gap: Learning from value chain development in Africa and Asia
title_full Closing the gender asset gap: Learning from value chain development in Africa and Asia
title_fullStr Closing the gender asset gap: Learning from value chain development in Africa and Asia
title_full_unstemmed Closing the gender asset gap: Learning from value chain development in Africa and Asia
title_short Closing the gender asset gap: Learning from value chain development in Africa and Asia
title_sort closing the gender asset gap learning from value chain development in africa and asia
topic value chains
gender
evaluation
smallholders
assets
agricultural development
food security
women
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151226
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