Practice Abstract - Research and innovation
COACH Spotlight – Gender Equality and Equity
Women stand for approximately half of the global agricultural labour, and as consumers, they are more likely to experience food insecurity and barriers to accessing productive resources and services. At the same time, women remain significantly underrepresented in public institutions and governance mechanisms, and they have less decision-making power. While improving collaborative short agri-food chains, it’s crucial to opt for gender-sensitive solutions.
Based on the material collected during COACH workshops, these are the recommendations for practitioners:
- Address forms of power and privilege within agricultural production and supply chains by including more diverse human voices and addressing structural issues.
- Invite women to the policymaking process.
- Listen to the podcast “A journey through Feminist Agroecology” co-created by COACH partner – Coventry University – and find out “What does feminism have to do with the food you eat?” (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0GPlXjkOYT4ZQgXhwIzVVa).
- Recognize that each person does not begin in the same place in society. Identify markers such as race, class, disability, gender, and sexual orientation in order to distribute resources and opportunities based on the needs of recipients to reach an equal outcome.
Read the COACH Spotlight Analysis to learn more about gender equity in collaborative short food supply chains: https://coachproject.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/D2.4-COACH-Spotlight…
Source Project
Completed | 2020-2023
COACH Collaborative Agri-food Chains: Driving Innovation in Territorial Food Systems and Improving Outcomes for Producers and Consumers
Completed | 2020-2023
- Main funding source
- Horizon 2020 (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
- Geographical location
- United Kingdom