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Soumis par Bridget Bwalya le mer, 21/06/2017 - 20:37 Permalien
Preliminary results from one of the research projects i am involved with suggest that women are engaging in cotton contract farming in their own right. Since they are able to sign contracts with cotton companies, they secure access to external inputs and after harvest and sale, they earn income, which they control. This is helping them address the pervasive challenge of very limited access to external inputs. In my view, initiatives that enable women to access inputs without demanding upfront material/ financial contributions from them can make a difference.
Women participation in value addition
Soumis par Bridget Bwalya le lun, 03/07/2017 - 07:14 Permalien
I very much agree with you Madalitso Chidumu on women joining project supported cooperatives just to access the material incentives attached to participation. I also agree with your suggestion that projects should build on what is already there; support women that are already doing something. For instance, help the women already in agribusiness to have better or more assured access to markets. Kenya has reserved 30% of public procurement projects to be awarded to businesses owned by women. In this way, women that already own and run businesses are being helped with securing business deals from the public sector