Enhancing the benefits of value chain development: Addressing gender disparities in Kenyan and Ugandan common bean value chains

Author(s)
  • Wilkus, Erin Lynn
  • Francesconi, Gian Nicola
Release Year 2017
Regions
  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
Themes
  • Markets and value chains
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Source HARVARD Dataverse
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Access Open
License CC-BY
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DOI https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/W0KNMD
Providers International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
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full citation Wilkus, Erin Lynn; Francesconi, Gian Nicola, 2017, "Enhancing the benefits of value chain development: Addressing gender disparities in Kenyan and Ugandan common bean value chains", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/W0KNMD, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:NkDJZ/1Z0gk96Qx9jGGzfg== [fileUNF]

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Abstract

This study contributed to a better understanding of current gender disparities that can help to ensure future inclusive market development and associated benefits. The analysis is based on empirical evidence from female and male small and medium enterprise (SME) owners along the common bean value chain that served urban and peri-urban bean markets in Kenya and Uganda. The value chain was evaluated based on cross-sectional data collected from 349 interconnected small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEs spanned three value chain levels, namely traders and wholesalers, which were dominated by male proprietors, and shopkeepers, which were dominated by female-proprietors