Gender-responsive value chain analysis in Albania: Case studies of Elbasan, Leskovik and PukaFood & Agriculture Org., 31 ott 2024 Rural women are crucial contributors to Albania's agricultural sector and rural economy. They are actively involved in all stages of agrifood value chains as farmers, producers, processors, and consumers. Yet structural barriers limit their access to economic opportunities, thereby restricting also agrifood value chain sustainable and inclusive development. This publication employs FAO's gender-responsive value chain approach to analyze three case studies from Elbasan, Puka, and Leskovik. It highlights the opportunities for strengthening the role of women producers and processors in value chains and identifies key barriers that hinder women's full participation. Agribusiness incubators are highlighted in the report as innovative solutions designed to meet the specific needs of rural women and promote their economic empowerment. These incubators could play a crucial role in helping women overcome barriers in the agrifood sector, fostering their participation and unlocking new opportunities for the development of specific agrifood value chains. |
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actors agribusiness incubator Agriculture sector Extension agritourism AGROPUKA analysis Bank of Albania capacity building centre Cėrrik chain mapping city/market collection cooperation criteria cultivation decision-making dried fruits Elbasan County employment equipment European Union Experts family farms food safety forest fruits framework fruit trees Gender Equality gender-responsive value chain greenhouse GRVC hectares household income infrastructure INSTAT involved IPARD know-how Kolonja Municipality Korēa County land Leskovik livestock mainly MARD mushrooms needs networking NTFPs operations opportunities organized packing Parliament participation percent Pėrmet phase population potential processing Puka Municipality Pukė Republic of Albania role rural areas Rural Development rural tourism rural women sector extension services seedlings selected areas selling Shirgjan Shkodra social subsectors sustainable Tirana total number trahana value chain development villages winter foods zahire women farmers women’s economic empowerment women’s groups World Bank