Presented by Dirk Hoekstra at Gender and Market Oriented Agriculture (AgriGender 2011) Workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31st January–2nd February 2011

1. Observations and Reflections on the AgriGender 2011 WorkshopBy Dirk Hoekstra Gender and Market Oriented Agriculture (AgriGender 2011) Workshop Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 31st January–2nd February 2011

2. Why this workshop Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), Ethiopia’s Growth Transformation Plan (GTP) and Agricultural Growth Program have intergrated the scaling out of best practices to support agricultural development The role of women is highligthed So what practices and appraoches can we offer

3. Contributions from research and development partners As we move up the development ladder, the need for knowledge and skills becomes more evident Knowledge and skills can come from different sources in and outside the country The workshop brings together practitioners from different to share knowledge/skills on gender Through internet, knowledge will also be shared with the outside world

4. Contributions form IPMS IPMS is a project funded by CIDA and implemented by ILRI and aprtners on behalf of the MoA Amongst others IPMS worked on gender sensitive strategies and interventions within the context of commodity value chains The proejct would also like to share its experiences

6. To synthesize lessons on what works in integrating gender and promoting women to participate in and benefit from agricultural markets

7. To collate empirical evidence of the poverty, equity, food security and nutritional impacts of market-oriented agriculture

10. A donor and policy commitment to funding for gender integrative markets and value chain projects

12. Observations Need for holistic approach Man and women together Orchestra Household focus Need for flexibility/new strategies Single vs multiple commodities Value chain focus – gender focus Market orientation vs subsistence oriented strategies Evolving strategies based on monitoring and learning Less project/government, more stakeholder driven strategies

13. Observations Gender sensitization Special attention for women, to get a seat at the table Gender integration in team Hard work vs paper Scaling out Market driven (formal and informal) Context specific – (system, farmers) Collective action vs individual action