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BookletPolicy analysisUnderstanding women’s roles and trade potential along the soybean-to-poultry regional value chain: Case studies from Malawi and South Africa
Making the African Continental Free Trade Area work for women
2024Also available in:
No results found.THE AfCFTA has the potential to spur industrialization, boost RVCs and increase the participation and inclusion of women in intraregional trade and the economy. However, for regional soybean-to-poultry value chains, harnessing this potential is limited by several factors. While women do participate in these value chains, their participation is relatively fragmented with little activity towards scaling up production activities, building capabilities and reaching markets beyond borders.This qualitative study assesses gender dynamics along the soybean-to-poultry value chain in Malawi and South Africa, focusing particularly on women’s roles, barriers and trade potential. The paper combines in-depth interviews with desktop research and draws on the existing knowledge base at the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) on poultry Regional Value Chains, barriers to entry and obstacles to women’s participation in markets.The findings indicate that Soybean-to-poultry value chains are highly concentrated in the countries studied. Large producers dominate downstream production of poultry products and links to retail outlets as formal routes to market. The same producers are also integrated into poultry feed production and breeding for the supply of day-old chicks. Interviews conducted in Malawi and South Africa suggest little participation by women producers at more than one level of the value chain, which limits their ability to add value and contribute to value chain development.The various factors affecting the inclusion of women in regional soybean-to-poultry value chains point to the need for a package of measures (including mobilizing resources) to unlock the potential the AfCFTA presents for RVCs in the context of empowering women producers, processors and traders in the agrifood sector. -
BookletTechnical briefMapping of the fisheries value chain in Ghana and Nigeria from a trade potential perspective
Making the African Continental Free Trade Area work for women
2024Also available in:
No results found.This issue brief presents a general overview of the potential for women’s participation in the fisheries value chain. It seeks to identify opportunities in regional trade for women in the fisheries value chain under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in particular, and places a specific focus on the export potential and support to economic development in Ghana and Nigeria. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyUnderstanding women’s roles and trade potential along regional value chains: An in-depth analysis of the fisheries and aquaculture value chain in Senegal
Making the African Continental Free Trade Area work for women
2025Also available in:
No results found.This report presents a comprehensive analysis of the fisheries and aquaculture value chain in Senegal, with a specific focus on women’s roles, challenges, and trade potential in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Developed under the FAO–ITC joint programme Empowering Women and Boosting Livelihoods through Agricultural Trade: Leveraging the AfCFTA (EWAT), the study explores how women in Senegal’s fisheries sector, particularly in the artisanal and processing segments, can benefit from regional trade opportunities. Using a mixed-methods approach, the report combines quantitative trade data with qualitative insights gathered through field research and stakeholder consultations in key coastal regions. It documents women’s vital contributions across the value chain, especially in processing and local trade, while identifying persistent structural barriers including limited access to finance, infrastructure, formal markets, and decision-making spaces.Senegal maintains a trade surplus in all segments of its fisheries and aquaculture sector and holds a revealed comparative advantage in more than 50 export categories. If supported by targeted policy measures, these trade gains could translate into meaningful benefits for women along the value chain, particularly in processing and small-scale trade. The report underscores that realizing this potential will depend on addressing trade frictions, strengthening women’s organizations, and ensuring that trade expansion efforts are explicitly inclusive.The report concludes with actionable recommendations to enhance women’s economic empowerment, including gender-responsive infrastructure, targeted financing, institutional support, and improved market access, positioning the AfCFTA as a powerful instrument to advance inclusive and sustainable trade-led growth in Senegal’s fisheries sector.
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