Gender differentials in value addition and lean season market participation in the grasshopper value chain in Uganda
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Date
2022-06-21
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Abstract
Abstract
Gender gaps in agrifood value chains are manifested in differential access to
and control of productive resources, upgrading activities, market participation,
farm productivity and food security among women and men. These gender gaps
threaten economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. With low-resource requirements, edible insects have emerged as a promising agrifood value chain with
income opportunities for women and men. However, it is not clear how gender
gaps are manifested in the participation in value addition and lean season market
of the edible insect value chain with a potential to improve household welfare. In
this paper, we analyse the gender gaps of retailers' participation in value addition
and lean season market in the grasshopper value chain in Uganda. Multivariate
probit and tobit models are used in the empirical analyses. We find that women
are 15% more likely to participate in primary value addition. However, there are
no gender gaps in the participation in secondary value addition and the lean
season market. The study also shows that grasshopper business is an important
source of income for many retailers. Therefore, the development of the grasshopper value chain, especially the aspects of value addition and lean season market,
could contribute to gender equality and improvement of livelihoods of women
and men
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Agrifood sector, edible insect value chain, food security, gender gap, upgrading strategies, value addition
Citation
Donkor, E., Mbeche, R., & Mithöfer, D. (2022). Gender differentials in value addition and lean season market participation in the grasshopper value chain in Uganda. Food and Energy Security, 11, e411. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.411