Liberia : Gender-Aware Programs and Women's Roles in Agricultural Value Chains

World Bank

Liberia : Gender-Aware Programs and Women's Roles in Agricultural Value Chains

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World Bank

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Washington, DC

Descripción

This Policy Memorandum provides policy advice to the government of Liberia (GOL) in an effort to mainstream gender issues in policies, programs, and projects supporting agricultural production and value-chain development. It is organized as follows. Section I reviews women's roles in Liberian agriculture and agricultural value chains, drawing on a variety of data sources, including the 2007 Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire Survey (CWIQ) and the two rounds of the Comprehensive Food Security and Nutrition Survey (CFSNS, 2006 and 2008). It also gives an overview of the agricultural sector in Liberia. Section II uses the same sources to analyze key constraints faced by women as agricultural producers and in value-adding activities, as well as key crop-specific issues in cassava, rice, and tree crops. Section III reviews the engagement of the GOL in gender-aware agriculture programs and recommends some key general principles to support gender-aware interventions, and specific recommendations aimed at supporting women as agricultural producers and increasing access to, and better efficiency in, value addition. Section IV discusses the institutional issues that need to be considered to support the design, implementation and monitoring of interventions. Finally, Section V discusses the availability and the role of appropriate gender aware data as the basis for policy programming and monitoring of interventions.

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ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, ACHIEVEMENT OF GENDER BALANCE, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, AFFORDABILITY, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, AGRICULTURAL MARKETS, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONS, ANIMAL HEALTH, AQUACULTURE, ASSESSMENT OF GENDER, ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN, AVAILABILITY OF FINANCE, BANKS, BASIC NEEDS, BORROWING, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY BUILDING FOR WOMEN, CASSAVA, CEREALS, CHILD CARE, COCOA, COOPERATIVES, CREDIT FACILITIES, CROPS, DAYCARE, DIVERSIFICATION, ECONOMIC AGENTS, ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION, ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC POLICY, ECONOMICS, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EMPOWERMENT, EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUIPMENT, EXPENDITURE, EXPORT CROPS, EXPORT EARNINGS, EXTENSION, EXTENSION SERVICES, FARMER, FARMERS, FARMS, FEMALE FARMERS, FERTILIZERS, FINANCE INITIATIVES, FINANCIAL ASSETS, FISH, FISHERIES, FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, FOOD CROPS, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD MARKETS, FOOD PRODUCERS, FOOD PRODUCTION, FROZEN FISH, GENDER, GENDER ACTION, GENDER ANALYSIS, GENDER BALANCE, GENDER CONSIDERATIONS, GENDER DIMENSIONS, GENDER DISPARITIES, GENDER DIVISION OF LABOR, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUALITY IN ACCESS, GENDER ISSUES, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, GENDER MAINSTREAMING STRATEGY, GENDER SPECIALIST, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS, GREATER ACCESS, HOUSEHOLD CHORES, HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY, HOUSEHOLD TASKS, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HOUSEHOLDS, HUSBAND, HYGIENE, ILLITERACY, IMPORT DUTIES, INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES, INCOMES, INDIVIDUAL ACCESS, INFORMAL FINANCE, INFORMAL NETWORKS, INFORMATION ON WOMEN, INFORMATION SERVICES, INFORMATION SHARING, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INTEGRATION, INTEGRATION OF GENDER, KOLA, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKETS, LACK OF ACCESS, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND RESOURCES, LIMITED ACCESS, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, MAINSTREAMING GENDER, MAIZE, MANGOES, MARKET INFORMATION, MARKETING, MEAT, MICROCREDIT, MILLS, MINISTRY OF GENDER, NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, NETWORK OF WOMEN, NGOS, NUTRITION, NUTS, OKRA, OPERATIONAL COSTS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, PACKAGING, PALM OIL, PAWPAW, PEANUTS, PEPPER, PHYSICAL ASSETS, POLICY DESIGN, POOR ACCESS, POTATO, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROCESSED FOODS, PRODUCTION CAPACITY, PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY-ENHANCING INPUTS, PROTEIN, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, RADIO OWNERSHIP, REPAYMENT, REPAYMENT RATES, REVOLVING FUNDS, RICE, ROLE OF WOMEN, RUBBER, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL WOMEN, SAVINGS, SEED DEVELOPMENT, SMALLHOLDER, SMALLHOLDER PARTICIPATION, SMALLHOLDERS, SUPPORT FOR WOMEN, SUPPORT SERVICES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSACTIONS COSTS, TUBERS, UNDP, UNIFEM, UNITED NATIONS, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN, UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR WOMEN, URBAN AREAS, USAID, WATER SUPPLY, WFP, WOMEN FARMERS, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM