CGIAR Gender News

The impact of COVID-19 on women owned agribusinesses in Tanzania

Women farmers Photo: Hugh Rutherford/CIP

COVID-19 considerably impacted businesses, especially women-owned agri-businesses that contributes significantly to food security and income.

Across the Eastern Africa region, the impacts of COVID-19 have been felt differently by different common bean value chain actors. Women-owned agribusinesses in Tanzania have also felt the pinch of COVID-19 on their businesses and livelihood.