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Gender and Value Chain Development

A study for the Evaluation Department of DANIDA


By Lone Riisgaard, Anna Maria Escobar Fibla and Stefano Ponte

Ensuring that gender issues are taken into consideration in value chain-related interventions is vital for facilitating the development of inclusive value chains that benefit both women and men. However, knowledge among practitioners and policy makers on the gender aspects of value chain interventions is still limited. To start filling this void, the Evaluation Department of DANIDA has commissioned this report. The overall purpose of the study is to examine which gender issues are important when and where in value chains – based on findings of existing evaluations.
 
The full report can be downloaded.

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Updated: 08/07/10