• Tools
  • Food and Agriculture Organization Agri-Gender Statistics Toolkit
  • Agri-ProFocus Learning Network Gender in Value Chains
• Additional Reading
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Gender and Value Chain Development, 2010
  • GSMA Mobile for Development Designing and Marketing Mobile Information and Advisory Services for Women Smallholders
  • The World Bank Gender in Agriculture: A World Bank Learning Module
  • The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Improving Opportunities for Women in Smallholder-based Supply Chains
  • University of Florida Integrating Gender into Extension Services, 2012
  • International Labour Organization Making the Strongest Links: A Practical Guide to Mainstreaming Gender Analysis In Value Chain Development, 2007
  • Rapid Rural Appraisal and Participatory Rural Appraisal A Manual for Catholic Relief Services Field Workers and Partners
  • Food and Agriculture Organization The Role of Women in Agriculture, 2011
  • Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services Women Extension Volunteers: An Extension Approach for Female Farmers, 2013
  • International Center for Research on Women Women, Food Security and Agriculture in a Global Marketplace
  • International Food Policy Research Institute The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index, 2012
• Organizations with Expertise
  • Gender in Agriculture Partnership is an online network of multi-lateral organizations, research institutes, universities, the private sector, and other stakeholders working on gender in agriculture
  • Gender in Value Chains is an online practice group for exchange of knowledge related to gender and value chains
  • International Center for Research on Women conducts empirical research, builds capacity, and advocates for evidence-based ways to empower and advocate for women

Firms benefit from supporting women’s participation in supply chains. The inclusion of female smallholders will lead to positive changes along the supply chain, including reduced costs and higher productivity.