PASHFARM Project Research Review Workshop-15-17 April 2025.

Session

Breaking the Barriers: Exploring Gendered Barriers that Food SMEs Face in Providing Low-Income Consumers with Safe, Affordable, and Nutritious Foods in Kenya, Uganda, and Malawi

11 Dec 2024, 11:40

Zoom (Virtual)

Description

Presenter: Raphael Gitau, Egerton University, Kenya
Peer Discussant: Abule Mehare
Resource Person: Els Lecoutere, ILRI
PSC Member: Tom Ondicho

32. GENDERED BARRIERS FACED BY FOOD VENDORS IN PROVIDING LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS WITH SAFE, AFFORDABLE AND NUTRITIOUS FOODS: EVIDENCE FROM URBAN MARKETS IN KENYA AND UGANDA

Gender Papers : Final Review

Food vendors are essential in supplying affordable and nutritious foods to low-income consumers in African cities, but they face numerous challenges, including gender-related challenges that limit their efficiency, especially in informal settlements. Despite previous market-based and gender-responsive policies, gender-based barriers remain unlocked. This study examines these barriers and...

63. Intersectionality of Gender Barriers its Implications on Food SMEs’ Provision of Safe, Affordable and Nutritious Food in Kampala, Lilongwe and Nairobi Cities

Gender Papers : Mid-Review

ABSTRACT
There is limited understanding of how gender differences influence the ability of food SMEs to source and provide safe, affordable, and nutritious food to low-income households. This study aimed to explore the intersectionality between men and women and its effects on the ability of food SMEs to source and provide safe, affordable, and nutritious food to low-income households in...