Gender dynamics in agricultural value chain development: Foundations and gaps

Gender analysis exposes the uneven impact of global agricultural value chain development. This chapter traces an evolution in thinking over the past 20 years, recounting shifts, which are ongoing: from “women” to gender; from “women’s participation” to “gender equality;” from the initially siloed en...

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Main Authors: Pyburn, Rhiannon, Kruijssen, Froukje
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: Taylor and Francis 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171329
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description Gender analysis exposes the uneven impact of global agricultural value chain development. This chapter traces an evolution in thinking over the past 20 years, recounting shifts, which are ongoing: from “women” to gender; from “women’s participation” to “gender equality;” from the initially siloed entry points of value chain performance and women, to convergence of the two; from a focus on tasks and roles to that of gender relations; from isolated “women’s projects” to gender integration throughout the chain; and from gender accommodative to gender-transformative interventions. Exploring gender dynamics has become more nuanced and sophisticated over time, but progress is non-linear and far from universal. This chapter reviews what we know about gender dynamics in agricultural value chains, including core concepts, frameworks, and tools. It looks at trends as well as the outcomes of gendered value chain interventions, and it concludes by pointing to outstanding gaps. The authors call for embracing a feminist lens in studying and engaging in agricultural value chain development. They advise explicit decision-making from practitioners and researchers in navigating inherent tradeoffs; between the often-competing objectives of value chain performance such as viability and efficiency, and those of gender equality, including the transformation of gender relations.
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spelling CGSpace1713292025-01-29T12:58:01Z Gender dynamics in agricultural value chain development: Foundations and gaps Pyburn, Rhiannon Kruijssen, Froukje empowerment women's empowerment women gender value chains agriculture decision making agricultural value chains Gender analysis exposes the uneven impact of global agricultural value chain development. This chapter traces an evolution in thinking over the past 20 years, recounting shifts, which are ongoing: from “women” to gender; from “women’s participation” to “gender equality;” from the initially siloed entry points of value chain performance and women, to convergence of the two; from a focus on tasks and roles to that of gender relations; from isolated “women’s projects” to gender integration throughout the chain; and from gender accommodative to gender-transformative interventions. Exploring gender dynamics has become more nuanced and sophisticated over time, but progress is non-linear and far from universal. This chapter reviews what we know about gender dynamics in agricultural value chains, including core concepts, frameworks, and tools. It looks at trends as well as the outcomes of gendered value chain interventions, and it concludes by pointing to outstanding gaps. The authors call for embracing a feminist lens in studying and engaging in agricultural value chain development. They advise explicit decision-making from practitioners and researchers in navigating inherent tradeoffs; between the often-competing objectives of value chain performance such as viability and efficiency, and those of gender equality, including the transformation of gender relations. 2020-10-28 2025-01-29T12:58:01Z 2025-01-29T12:58:01Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171329 en Open Access Taylor and Francis Pyburn, Rhiannon; and Kruijssen, Froukje. 2020. Gender dynamics in agricultural value chain development: Foundations and gaps. In Routledge Handbook of Gender and Agriculture, eds. Carolyn E. Sachs, Leif Jensen, Paige Castellanos, and Kathleen Sexsmith. Part 1: Institutions, markets, and policies for gender and agriculture, Chapter 2, Pp. 32-45. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429199752-4
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