Horticulture is one of the fastest growing subsectors of agriculture in Tanzania. Gender relations in vegetable-producing and vegetable-trading households need to be understood to make value chain development equitable. This study, carried out in northern and central Tanzania, is based on data from surveys, focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews. The perceptions of men and women traders and producers are investigated with regard to labour participation in traditional vegetable value chains and gains (income and expenditure) from it. Farmers were found to report more balanced intra-household labour arrangements paired with less-balanced income and expenditure shares, while traders indicated less-balanced labour contributions that went hand in hand with more-balanced shares of benefits. Farmers related limited household development not only to imbalances in benefits but also to a lack of trust and cooperation between spouses. The importance of gender-transformative approaches in agricultural value chains is emphasized herein.
We are indebted to the communities of Kabanou and Sinawongourou for their active participation in the pilot of this approach.We are very grateful to Annegret Flohr for her critical and constructive contributions and to Katrin Wlucka for her exceptional support in the design and development of the image toolboxes for Tem Sesiabun Gorado. Thanks also to Larissa Stiem-Bhatia for her critical review of the document and numerous inputs.Finally, we wish to express our sincere gratitude to Melanie Djédjé, the project manager at ProSOL Benin, and her team for their various contributions and support.
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