have long-term climate benefits but are currently higher cost for farmers.The future project will need to create demand for these types of technologies through education, demonstration farms, training and incentives.This likely will take time and require a level of promotion to spark interest in investing by potential beneficiaries. Gender and Youth Considerations in Market Definition Targeting women, youth, and other vulnerable populations will require a particular lens for assessing demand, informing eligibility criteria, marketing, and implementing the projects. Upon confirmation of the target communes, and an assessment of the most promising value chains and opportunities within these value chains, information should be collected on where these vulnerable groups predominantly populate these chains. An example with information gathered to date is found in the table below. Table 3.2: Women and Youth Participation In Select Value Chains Input Primary Aggregation Retail Wholesale Chain Processing Export Services Production Storage Sales Sales Primarily in Bag Tillaberi region. Drying and Onions Some manufacture Participates in preparing powder other regions Reverse roles for Participation in processing - Tahoua. Women mainly women; and men produce, men participate Cowpeas but mainly men when there is Some because there is so need for strength. little Value added: 48% mechanisation youth participation Primary: They produce cakes, Interest biscuits, toffee, from jam, and Primary: Women buyers in ointments and in Dosso started Mauritania soaps. They lack Primary = Moringa producing and Primary to buy machines for Sell retail processing 5 years 100 litres, processing, but ago. at also "pots", the 120,000 containers in cfa/litre which to sell the production. Per CARE, women play the markets: during dry periods, can Some know Some; they need take from to buy in Millet Participation in access to moulins greniers; but bulk, the /Sorghum Tahoua for sorghum and only after sell retail cereals deplete those for profit. stocks do they sell their product at higher prices.
have long-term climate benefits but are currently higher cost for farmers.The future project will need to create demand for these types of technologies through education, demonstration farms, training and incentives.This likely will take time and require a level of promotion to spark interest in investing by potential beneficiaries. Gender and Youth Considerations in Market Definition Targeting women, youth, and other vulnerable populations will require a particular lens for assessing demand, informing eligibility criteria, marketing, and implementing the projects. Upon confirmation of the target communes, and an assessment of the most promising value chains and opportunities within these value chains, information should be collected on where these vulnerable groups predominantly populate these chains. An example with information gathered to date is found in the table below. Table 3.2: Women and Youth Participation In Select Value Chains Chain Input Services Primary Production Aggregation Storage Processing Retail Sales Wholesale Sales Export Onions Bag manufacture Primarily in Tillaberi region. Participates in other regions Drying and preparing powder Some Cowpeas Participation in Tahoua. Women and men produce, but mainly men because there is so little mechanisation Reverse roles for processing - mainly women; men participate when there is need for strength. Value added: 48% youth participation Some Moringa Primary: Women in Dosso started producing and processing 5 years ago. Primary Primary: They produce cakes, biscuits, toffee, jam, and ointments and soaps. They lack machines for processing, but also "pots", the containers in which to sell the production. Primary = Sell retail Interest from buyers in Mauritania to buy 100 litres, at 120,000 cfa/litre Millet /Sorghum Participation in Tahoua Per CARE, women play the markets: during dry periods, can take from greniers; but only after deplete those stocks do they sell their product at higher prices. Some; they need access to moulins for sorghum and cereals Some know to buy in bulk, the sell retail for profit.
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