Seeds of Success : Stories of IFC’s Work to Improve the Lives of Women in Agribusiness Value Chains

Seeds of Success : Stories of IFC’s Work to Improve the Lives of Women in Agribusiness Value Chains

According to the e Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), women make up on average forty-three percent of the agricultural workforce in developing countries. Female participation in value chains is critical, yet they still face gender-specific co...

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Main Author: International Finance Corporation
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
English
Published: Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:
WOMEN IN AGRIBUSINESS
AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAIN
RURAL GENDER EQUITY
ACCESS TO AGRICULTURE TRAINING
ACCESS TO FINANCE
AGRICULTURE CAPACITY BUILDING
FARM MANAGEMENT
MARKET ACCESS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099950208102216514/IDU0a1910c7006423047cb0a15d04ad6194758b5
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37861
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spelling okr-10986-378612022-08-11T05:10:53Z Seeds of Success : Stories of IFC’s Work to Improve the Lives of Women in Agribusiness Value Chains International Finance Corporation WOMEN IN AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAIN RURAL GENDER EQUITY ACCESS TO AGRICULTURE TRAINING ACCESS TO FINANCE AGRICULTURE CAPACITY BUILDING FARM MANAGEMENT MARKET ACCESS According to the e Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), women make up on average forty-three percent of the agricultural workforce in developing countries. Female participation in value chains is critical, yet they still face gender-specific constraints and challenges in owning, accessing, and controlling resources that affect their productivity, livelihood, and income. These are stories of collaboration, gender advancement, and women empowerment. IFC believes in creating and implementing Gender-Smart Solutions to close gender gaps in the sector, thus increasing agricultural yields and revenues, improving wages, and helping women expand to new, favorable markets. 2022-08-10T14:42:59Z 2022-08-10T14:42:59Z 2019 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099950208102216514/IDU0a1910c7006423047cb0a15d04ad6194758b5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37861 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation Washington, DC Knowledge Notes :: Miscellaneous Knowledge Notes South Asia Bangladesh India Nepal
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English
topic WOMEN IN AGRIBUSINESS
AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAIN
RURAL GENDER EQUITY
ACCESS TO AGRICULTURE TRAINING
ACCESS TO FINANCE
AGRICULTURE CAPACITY BUILDING
FARM MANAGEMENT
MARKET ACCESS
spellingShingle WOMEN IN AGRIBUSINESS
AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAIN
RURAL GENDER EQUITY
ACCESS TO AGRICULTURE TRAINING
ACCESS TO FINANCE
AGRICULTURE CAPACITY BUILDING
FARM MANAGEMENT
MARKET ACCESS
International Finance Corporation
Seeds of Success : Stories of IFC’s Work to Improve the Lives of Women in Agribusiness Value Chains
geographic_facet South Asia
Bangladesh
India
Nepal
description According to the e Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), women make up on average forty-three percent of the agricultural workforce in developing countries. Female participation in value chains is critical, yet they still face gender-specific constraints and challenges in owning, accessing, and controlling resources that affect their productivity, livelihood, and income. These are stories of collaboration, gender advancement, and women empowerment. IFC believes in creating and implementing Gender-Smart Solutions to close gender gaps in the sector, thus increasing agricultural yields and revenues, improving wages, and helping women expand to new, favorable markets.
format Working Paper
author International Finance Corporation
author_facet International Finance Corporation
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title Seeds of Success : Stories of IFC’s Work to Improve the Lives of Women in Agribusiness Value Chains
title_short Seeds of Success : Stories of IFC’s Work to Improve the Lives of Women in Agribusiness Value Chains
title_full Seeds of Success : Stories of IFC’s Work to Improve the Lives of Women in Agribusiness Value Chains
title_fullStr Seeds of Success : Stories of IFC’s Work to Improve the Lives of Women in Agribusiness Value Chains
title_full_unstemmed Seeds of Success : Stories of IFC’s Work to Improve the Lives of Women in Agribusiness Value Chains
title_sort seeds of success : stories of ifc’s work to improve the lives of women in agribusiness value chains
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2022
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099950208102216514/IDU0a1910c7006423047cb0a15d04ad6194758b5
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