Sustainable Support System for Rural Women Entrepreneurs

dc.creatorSawada, Naotaka
dc.creatorHarishchandra, Vedini
dc.date2017-06-21T21:46:49Z
dc.date2017-06-21T21:46:49Z
dc.date2011-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:52:38Z
dc.descriptionNonfarm sector development in rural Ethiopia is central to generating employment and income and thereby reducing poverty. The improved investment climate could facilitate investments in farm and nonfarm sectors by contributing directly and indirectly to the generation of additional employment for women and men. Ethiopia Industrial Development Strategy 2003 involved efforts to create an enabling environment for the private sector to be a driving force for economic development. The sectoral focus of the strategy is on the development of agro-based industries and on strengthening nonfarm sector. The sustainable support system for rural women entrepreneurs is based on five main components: (i) women's economic empowerment, (ii) market development, (iii) access to markets, (iv) business management support services, and (v) access to credit. Necessary conditions to support nonfarm economic activities, such as physical market development, feeder roads, and transport, will also benefit agriculture and create a virtuous circle of increasing farm and nonfarm income. Women are more likely to be involved in and benefit from nonfarm enterprise activities. Although the system proposed could be targeted at men and women, women could be the main beneficiaries of the support system. This sustainable system is new and innovative in directly supporting the rural poor and women by building the capacity of entrepreneurs and supporting institutions linked to the existing projects. This system may derive maximum synergy effects by integrating with the Agricultural Growth Project (AGP) and the Household Assets Building Program (HABP) of the Productive Safety Nets Project (PSNP) in a complementary relationship.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/677951468032071569/Sustainable-support-system-for-rural-women-entrepreneurs-in-Ethiopia
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27317
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/27317
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412326
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationAgriculture and Rural Development Discussion Paper;49
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS ROADS
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKET
dc.subjectADVISORY SERVICE
dc.subjectAFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INCOME
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectASSETS BUILDING
dc.subjectBAD CREDIT
dc.subjectBUS
dc.subjectBUS STOP
dc.subjectBUSINESS ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectBUSINESS ADVISORY
dc.subjectBUSINESS CENTER
dc.subjectBUSINESS MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectBUSINESS PLAN
dc.subjectBUSINESS PLANNING
dc.subjectBUSINESS PLANS
dc.subjectBUSINESS SUPPORT
dc.subjectBUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL REQUIREMENT
dc.subjectCOLLATERALS
dc.subjectCOST OF TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectCREDIT ACCESS
dc.subjectCREDIT COOPERATIVE
dc.subjectCREDIT GAP
dc.subjectCREDIT GUARANTEE
dc.subjectCREDIT NEEDS
dc.subjectCULTURAL NORM
dc.subjectCUSTOMER BASE
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDELIVERY MECHANISM
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR CREDIT
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENTERPRISE PROMOTION
dc.subjectEQUAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectEQUAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectEXTENSION
dc.subjectEXTENSION SERVICES
dc.subjectFAIR
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFEMALE ACCESS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL AGENCIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES TO WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER RELATIONS
dc.subjectGROUPS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectGUARANTEE SCHEME
dc.subjectGUARANTEE SCHEMES
dc.subjectHANDICRAFT
dc.subjectHIGH TRANSPORT
dc.subjectHIGH TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINFORMAL CREDIT
dc.subjectINFORMATION ON INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINITIAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINTEGRATION
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CAPITAL
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLACK OF COLLATERAL
dc.subjectLACK OF KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectLIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOAN ACCESS
dc.subjectLOAN FUND
dc.subjectLOAN GUARANTEE
dc.subjectLOAN OFFICERS
dc.subjectMARKET DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMARKET INFORMATION
dc.subjectMARKET INTEREST RATE
dc.subjectMARKET RESEARCH
dc.subjectMARKET SEGMENTS
dc.subjectMARKET STUDY
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMARKETPLACE
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMATCHING FUNDS
dc.subjectMERCHANDISE
dc.subjectMFIS
dc.subjectMICRO ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMICRO FINANCE
dc.subjectMICRO FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectNEEDS OF ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectNEW BUSINESS
dc.subjectNEW BUSINESSES
dc.subjectNEW MARKET
dc.subjectNGOS
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectPEOPLES
dc.subjectPRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPRODUCT QUALITY
dc.subjectPROFIT MARGINS
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPROFITABLE BUSINESS
dc.subjectPROMOTION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectREPAYMENT
dc.subjectRETAIL
dc.subjectRETAIL BUSINESSES
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectRURAL BUSINESS
dc.subjectRURAL BUSINESSES
dc.subjectRURAL CREDIT
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSALE
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSEED FUNDS
dc.subjectSEED MONEY
dc.subjectSERVICE MARKETS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectSMALL LOANS
dc.subjectSOURCES OF CREDIT
dc.subjectSOURCES OF FUNDS
dc.subjectSPREAD
dc.subjectSTART-UP
dc.subjectSTART-UP CAPITAL
dc.subjectSTART-UP CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTES
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTEXTILES
dc.subjectTRAINING CENTER
dc.subjectTRAINING CENTERS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT FACILITIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT PROBLEMS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COST
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRANSPORTS
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectVULNERABLE PEOPLE
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectWAREHOUSES
dc.subjectWHOLESALE TRADE
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN BORROWERS
dc.subjectWOMEN ENTREPRENEUR
dc.subjectWORKING CAPITAL
dc.titleSustainable Support System for Rural Women Entrepreneurs
dc.titleEthiopia
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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