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12. Promoting Gender-Equitable Agricultural Value Chains: Issues, Opportunities, and Next Steps

verfasst von : Deborah Rubin, Cristina Manfre

Erschienen in: Gender in Agriculture

Verlag: Springer Netherlands

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This chapter reviews the growing body of work on reducing gender-based barriers to value chain development. It highlights key questions that are emerging within the gender and value chain community related to methodologies for promoting both greater gender equity and efficiency. The authors lay out the rationale and evidence for promoting gender equitable value chains focusing on business, social justice, and development goals. The chapter then reviews the terms and assumptions used in value chain approaches and provides evidence and examples of different gender and value chain approaches. The authors also look at gender issues in value chain performance and gender issues benefitting from value chain production, including employment and income and social capital and networking. This is followed by a review of current debates in the field of gender and value chain studies. The concluding section identifies new questions and challenges facing researchers and practitioners, for example, on chain selection, targeting of women, and achieving food security and improved nutrition in value chain development.

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Titel: Promoting Gender-Equitable Agricultural Value Chains: Issues, Opportunities, and Next Steps
verfasst von: Deborah Rubin
Cristina Manfre
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Buch: Gender in Agriculture
Print ISBN: 978-94-017-8615-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-017-8616-4

Copyright-Jahr: 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8616-4_12

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