Measuring empowerment across the value chain: The evolution of the project-level Women’s Empowerment Index for Market Inclusion pro-WEAI+MI

Malapit, Hazel J.; Heckert, Jessica; Adegbola, Patrice Ygué; Crinot, Geraud Fabrice; Eissler, Sarah; Faas, Simone; Gantoli, Geoffroy; Kalagho, Kenan; Martínez, Elena; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Mswero, Grace; Myers, Emily B.; Mzungu, Diston; Pereira, Audrey Vidal; Pinkstaff, Crossley; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Ragasa, Catherine; Rubin, Deborah C.; Seymour, G. J.; Tauseef, Salauddin; Team, GAAP Study

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“…Studies on women's empowerment in other nodes of the value chain are more limited, partly because of data limitations. We briefly highlight aspects discussed in Quisumbing and colleagues (2021b) and introduce new evidence from our efforts to develop pro-WEAI+MI (Malapit et al 2023).…”

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“…Source: Authors. part of GAAP2), as well as in conjunction with studies linked to an ATVET4W program implemented in Benin and Malawi, which were part of the development of pro-WEAI for Market Inclusion (pro-WEAI+MI) (Malapit et al 2023). The qualitative studies elicited a nuanced understanding of how projects affected empowerment that went beyond the quantitative indicators.…”

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2023 Annual Trends & Outlook Report (ATOR)

John Mususa Ulimwengu,

Kwofie,

Collins

2023

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Established in 2006 under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (ReSAKSS) supports efforts to promote evidence-and outcome-based policy planning and implementation. In particular, ReSAKSS provides data and related analytical and knowledge products to facilitate CAADP benchmarking, review, and mutual learning processes. AKADEMIYA2063 leads the work of ReSAKSS in partnership with the African Union Commission, the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD), and leading regional economic communities (RECs). AKADEMIYA2063's mission is to provide data, policy analysis, and capacity strengthening support to enable African Union (AU) Member States to achieve economic transformation and shared prosperity in support of AU's Agenda 2063.

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Section: Figure 93-distribution Of Project Impacts On Women's and Men...mentioning

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2023 Annual Trends & Outlook Report (ATOR)

John Mususa Ulimwengu,

Kwofie,

Collins

2023

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“…Gender norms around women's roles in domestic work and care affect workload and women's valuation of opportunities and trade-offs around entrepreneurship (Ragasa et al, 2023). Local environment, harassment, and norms around women's mobility also affect women's entrepreneurship, especially younger women (Malapit et al, 2023).…”

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Women's seed entrepreneurship in aquaculture, maize, and poultry value chains in Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania

Farnworth,

Galiè,

Gumucio

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Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Seed systems are essential to bring good genetic material to farmers. Women farmers, however, have benefited less than men farmers from seed systems in low and middle income countries. We identify factors that inhibit and promote women's success in seed businesses through three case studies of women's and men's entrepreneurship across seed-related value chains and country contexts: tilapia seed production in Ghana, marketing and trading of improved maize and sorghum seeds in Kenya, and chicken seed dissemination in Tanzania. Applying a gender lens, we use key informant interviews and focus group discussions to analyze women's and men's motivations to engage in seed businesses, the challenges they confront to start and build their enterprises, and prospects for sustainability and continued success. We use quantitative data to characterize the levels of empowerment of the agripreneurs sampled. For women, the results show that the social normative context of the sector is critical. Time flexibility and profitability are important considerations for women's engagement. Furthermore, across all three country cases, family and external support are frequently key to women's participation and success in seed agripreneurship. The article discusses the importance of government bodies, NGOs, and donors in challenging the normative context around gender resource gaps, as well as provide technical packages and training to develop business acumen. Supporting change of restrictive gender norms in non-threatening ways - such as ICTs - is key.

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Measuring empowerment across the value chain: The evolution of the project-level Women’s Empowerment Index for Market Inclusion pro-WEAI+MI

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2023 Annual Trends & Outlook Report (ATOR)

2023 Annual Trends & Outlook Report (ATOR)

Women's seed entrepreneurship in aquaculture, maize, and poultry value chains in Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania

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