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New technologies streamline processes across the agricultural value chains in Tanzania, creating greater efficiencies and improving livelihoods. Smallholders are gaining from increased access to information to and becoming empowered with new information. Women play a core role in agricultural value chains, but under-perform in terms of productivity largely because they lack access to resources such as finance, skills training, and information services. This report examines the barriers to and the role of gender in supporting the use of information and communications technologies.
Examining the challenges through a gender lens, this report presents a set of evidence-based policy recommendations and also provides guidelines for government and donors towards addressing this gap and improving women’s contribution to agricultural value chains.
New technologies streamline processes across the agricultural value chains in Tanzania, creating greater efficiencies and improving livelihoods. Smallholders are gaining from increased access to information to and becoming empowered with new information. Women play a core role in agricultural value chains, but under-perform in terms of productivity largely because they lack access to resources such as finance, skills training, and information services. This report examines the barriers to and the role of gender in supporting the use of information and communications technologies.
Examining the challenges through a gender lens, this report presents a set of evidence-based policy recommendations and also provides guidelines for government and donors towards addressing this gap and improving women’s contribution to agricultural value chains.
Tupendane womens' group
Women gaining access to market prices by mobile phone increased their incomes.