1. Experiences from Across the Globe Agri-ProFocus Learning Event on Gender in Value Chains 7 December Amsterdam Welcome!

2. Our Aims for Today Identified the ‘core threads’ of what we want to learn; An enhanced vision on exchange within the network; Agreement on our 'Agenda for 2010'.

3. Programme 1. Some background - Roel 2. From Framework to Action-Learning (Anouka - CIDIN) 3. Experiences from Gender in Value Chain Case Work Cocoa Côte d'Ivoire/Ghana & Soybean India – Gudule - Solidaridad Coffee in Latin America & Africa - Catherine – HIVOS Farmer marketing organisations / various chains Ethiopia – ICCO - Andre Karite in Burkina Faso – Jennie – WUR/LEI 4. Plenary Reflection 5. Innovative ways to Exchange and Document Practice Delicious literature – Joitske (Independent) Wiki tool development – Angelica (ICCO) Ning News and Discussions – Inge (Agri-ProFocus) 6. Plans for 2010: plenary 7. Network Lunch

4. An Image of our Learning Trajectory

5. Dynamics since March 2009 17 cases on gender in value chains Tool wiki systematically organised; Literature is being collected; Resources / Discussions through the ‘ Ning’ Worldwide attention for the initiative Various activities off the radar

6. Action Learning Plans and Directions Gender in Value Chains

7. Division of cases DOMESTICINTERNATIONAL MAINSCONVNICHEMAINSCONVNICHE Women’s chain 2 + 121+ 332 Both12 Not women specific 1-1/2 -1

8. Products and regions SS AFRICALATIN AMERICAASIA COFFEE1+14- TEA COCOA COTTON Bio-cotton Tea Cocoa Tea OTHER2 x Karite Maize Cashew Sesame Biofuels Seeds/apples/ chiuri oil

9. First impressions 1.Chain can play a (key) role in changing gender relations Donor driven chains and empowerment programmes?? 2. Good practices on women in chains as examples and inspiration for others –‘Still’ have major gender questions to deal with (e.g. at end and beginning) –How women can be in charge of their own chain? 3. Potential role of external factors –Markets opportunities, special market demand (coffees/biofuels/bio-cotton), –migration, –role of cooperative/consortium

10. Inclusion … Women in ‘lower levels’; higher levels are male dominated Most interest expressed in inclusion of women (11x), and/or in changing terms of inclusion (14.5x) Gender impact is mentioned 14 times as objectives, but unclear to what extent this is differentiated from inclusion Confusion in guidelines on gender issues?

11. Theory of change? “Our assumption is that involving women, and a higher income for women, will give them a higher status in both their family and their community, which will in the end be more beneficial and sustainable for all. We are still discussing our ‘theory of change’ but currently we depart from the vision that fair and sustainable trade is the best instrument to combat structural poverty: a secure income is the basis for a decent and dignified existence.”

12. Shared learning on … How can women be included? How women’s terms of inclusions can be changed/improved? How women’s contribution can be recognized (economically and socially) and their voice can be heard (needs addressed)?

13. … but also on … 1. Is that beneficial for women, or does it improve the whole chain (production and quality)? Does that matter? 2. Does higher income of women really change gender relations? What (else) is needed to bring about changes towards more gender equality? Do activities need to ‘target women’, or other actors and institutions? 3. Why are women excluded, or is their labour not rewarded and recognized? 4. Is promoting gender equality similar to or different from combatting poverty?

14. Your Learning Question Discuss with your neighbour what is your learning question on Gender in Value Chains Write it down (Twice / Two Cards) Hand in one Card Take the Other Card to the Case Sessions

15. Case Sessions First Session: 10.15 – 10.55 Cocoa Côte d'Ivoire/Ghana & Soybean India – Gudule – Solidaridad (Room 1) Coffee in Latin America & Africa - Catherine – HIVOS (Room 2) Second Session: 11.00 – 11.40 Farmer marketing organisations / various chains Ethiopia – ICCO – Andre (Room 1) Karite in Burkina Faso – Jennie – WUR/LEI (Room 2)

16. Our Core Thread What have you learned during the Sessions which we have not captured

17. Innovative Exchange Sessions (12.00 – 12.45) Delicious literature – Joitske – Independent (Room 1) Wiki tool development – Angelica - ICCO (Room 2) Ning Exchange and Documentation – Inge - Agri-ProFocus (Room 3)

18. Questions to address What do we need more? How can we do this collectively? ------------- Using online tools or other!!

19. Come back with…. 1.Recommendations 2. Actions for 2010 3. Who is going to put energy towards what?

20. Delicious Literature

21. Tool Wiki

22. Ning: Exchange andd Documentation