CAADP/COMESA PROGRAM DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION WORKSHOP: 20-22 OCT. NAIROBI-KENYA

CHARITY KABUTHA

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Approaches for Integrating Gender into Value Chains

Key Gender Concepts

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Gender –social construction, changes over time and area, reflected in unequal relationships. Creates disincentives and conflict.

Gender analysis –to systematically identify, understand and redress gender-based inequalities

Gender constraints/issues –refer to multiple challenges faced by women or men in their efforts to engage in the economy

Gender mainstreaming –making gender central to all work and holding all accountable.

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Agricultural Value Chain Framework

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Service Providers

Transport Consumers-local, export

Machinery Buyers/Processors

Financing Collectors/Aggregators

BDS

Extension Producers

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Gender Constraints in African Agriculture Value Chains

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Production Heavy time-burden Limited access to and control over resources Limited access to and control over benefits Under-representation in key agricultural organizations

Processing Most large operations owned/managed by men Limited access to loans from large institutions Fewer skills than men Limited information on management of enterprises

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Gender Constraints in African Agriculture Value Chains

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Marketing Limited access to substantial finance Inadequate access to market information Limited mobility

Employment Free labor on family farms Undertake routine tasks in large farms and firms Wages for women lower those of men Reproductive roles conflict with paid labor

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Why Gender Matters

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1. Economic Issue –evidence on high cost of ignoring gender

2. Poverty Reduction –rural poverty deeply rooted in the imbalance between what women do and what they have

3. Lost Opportunity –women are major actors in African agriculture

4. Development Impact –men and women affected differently

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How to Mainstream Gender in Agriculture

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Process

Step 1: Map gender roles and relations along the value chain

Step 2: Translate gender inequalities into constraints

Step 3: assess the consequences of gender-based constraints

Step 4: Taking actions to remove gender-based constraints

Step 5: Measuring success of actions

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Mapping Out Gender Roles and Relations

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Mainstreaming Gender—Focus

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Institutions: Analysis addresses Political will-policies, resources Accountability Capacity Organizational culture

Communities: All data disaggregated by sex Division of labor and workloads Access to and control over resources and assets Access to and control over benefits Decision-making-households and agricultural organizations

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Mainstreaming Gender—Focus

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Programs: Engendering the value chain Production, processing, marketing & services

NB: Important to work with men and women to bring about the NB: Important to work with men and women to bring about the social change.social change.

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