Empowering women and youth in rice value chains by implementing innovation platforms: A case study in Senegal

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cg.contributor.affiliationAfrica Rice Centeren_US
cg.contributor.donorMasterCard Foundationen_US
cg.coverage.countrySenegalen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2SNen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformGenderen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
dc.contributor.authorNdour, Maimounaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDiagne, Mandiayeen_US
dc.contributor.authorAkpa, Aristideen_US
dc.contributor.authorSarr, Georgette M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-04T12:47:35Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-01-04T12:47:35Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/137124en_US
dc.titleEmpowering women and youth in rice value chains by implementing innovation platforms: A case study in Senegalen_US
dcterms.abstractThe attempt to boost Senegal’s local agricultural production has led to increased rice production that is more attractive to the private sector, which is competing with the vulnerable actors who are young people and women. The COVID-19 pandemic has further accentuated these groups’ vulnerabilities, who, more than ever, need to be supported in reviving their economic activities. The observed tendencies of feminization of poverty, youth unemployment and high emigration rates reflect numerous economic and social obstacles, including exclusion from some financing programs. To preserve the profitability and the sustainability of small actors’ activities, innovation platforms were created to strengthen and encourage innovation through a synergy of actions, collective and social learning and interactions among actors. Two youth-inclusive innovation platforms for rice value chains were established within this rationale in the Senegal River Valley. A focus was put on training the vulnerable actors in ICT to facilitate operations and linkages within the platform. Two activities was conducted: a mixed group of 100 young people was trained on the IP and a group of 25 women was trained on the use of ICT for marketing. Additionally, they were accompanied to better make their entrepreneurial activities profitable, building on the resources of their platforms. The impact of the IP engagement on the profitability and the sustainability of their activities was assessed by a quantitative survey that shows a positive impact on their economics activities throughout contractualization between them and the use of ICT for visibility.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNdour, Maimouna; Diagne, Mandiaye; Akpa, Aristide; Sarr, Georgette M. 2023. Empowering women and youth in rice value chains by implementing innovation platforms: A case study in Senegal. Poster. Presented at the CGIAR GENDER Conference 'From Research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems', New Delhi, India, 9-12 October 2023. Africa Rice Centeren_US
dcterms.issued2023-10-10en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseOtheren_US
dcterms.publisherAfrica Rice Centeren_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectresearchen_US
dcterms.subjectriceen_US
dcterms.subjectvalue chainsen_US
dcterms.subjectwomen's empowermenten_US
dcterms.typePosteren_US

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