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Gender and intersectional analysis of agricultural value chains for youth engagement in Rwanda

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dc.contributor.authorRutabagaya, E.
dc.contributor.authorBurny, P.
dc.contributor.authorYa-Bititi, G.M.
dc.contributor.authorBisetsa, E.
dc.contributor.authorMumararungu, I.
dc.contributor.authorRwirahira, J.
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-05T10:50:26Z
dc.date.available2025-05-05T10:50:26Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionReceived: January 13th, 2025 ; Accepted: April 8th, 2025 ; Published: April 22nd, 2025 ; Correspondence: eugene.rutabagayar@doct.uliege.beeng
dc.description.abstractYouth engagement in agriculture is recognized as a quick and effective way to address problems of rural unemployment, poverty and food insecurity. This paper explores factors influencing youth engagement in agricultural value chains across nine districts in Rwanda, focusing on five major crops in Rwanda: maize, Irish potatoes, beans, chilies, and avocados. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods, including a survey of 635 youth engaged in selected value chains across nine districts in Rwanda, supplemented by key informant interviews and focus group discussions. Results from this study revealed a segmentation of youth engagement in value chains along gender lines, both in the selection of value chains and accross different segments. The study identified differences in the prioritization of needs among different youth social identities in agricultural, along with gender disparities in the ownership and control of productive resources. The study further noted that young women encounter particular barriers limiting their participation in leadership roles in agricultural organizations, including limited skills, restricted mobility, low education, and heavy domestic responsibilities. The study recommends deliberate measures to address these challenges, entailing the introduction of financial solutions to improve youth access to productive resources, affirmative actions to enhance young women’s inclusion in lucrative value chain segments, and awareness interventions to address social norms. Likewise, strengthening governance structures of farmer cooperatives for youth engagement will unlock employment opportunities for young people in agriculture.eng
dc.identifier.issn2228-4907
dc.identifier.publicationAgronomy Research, 2025, vol. 23, Special Issue x, pp. x–xeng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10492/9609
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.15159/ar.25.028
dc.publisherEstonian University of Life Scienceseng
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)eng
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesseng
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectagricultureeng
dc.subjectgendereng
dc.subjectintersectionalityeng
dc.subjectRwandaeng
dc.subjectvalue chainseng
dc.subjectyoutheng
dc.subjectarticleseng
dc.titleGender and intersectional analysis of agricultural value chains for youth engagement in Rwandaeng
dc.typeArticleeng

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