Sustainable Support System for Rural Women Entrepreneurs : Ethiopia

Nonfarm sector development in rural Ethiopia is central to generating employment and income and thereby reducing poverty. The improved investment climate could facilitate investments in farm and nonfarm sectors by contributing directly and indirectly to the generation of additional employment for women and men. Ethiopia Industrial Development Strategy 2003 involved efforts to create an enabling environment for the private sector to be a driving force for economic development. The sectoral focus of the strategy is on the development of agro-based industries and on strengthening nonfarm sector. The sustainable support system for rural women entrepreneurs is based on five main components: (i) women's economic empowerment, (ii) market development, (iii) access to markets, (iv) business management support services, and (v) access to credit. Necessary conditions to support nonfarm economic activities, such as physical market development, feeder roads, and transport, will also benefit agriculture and create a virtuous circle of increasing farm and nonfarm income. Women are more likely to be involved in and benefit from nonfarm enterprise activities. Although the system proposed could be targeted at men and women, women could be the main beneficiaries of the support system. This sustainable system is new and innovative in directly supporting the rural poor and women by building the capacity of entrepreneurs and supporting institutions linked to the existing projects. This system may derive maximum synergy effects by integrating with the Agricultural Growth Project (AGP) and the Household Assets Building Program (HABP) of the Productive Safety Nets Project (PSNP) in a complementary relationship.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Sawada, Naotaka, Harishchandra, Vedini
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-06
Subjects:	ACCESS ROADS, ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES, ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO MARKET, ADVISORY SERVICE, AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION, AGRICULTURAL INCOME, AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT, ASSETS BUILDING, BAD CREDIT, BUS, BUS STOP, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS ADVISORY, BUSINESS CENTER, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, BUSINESS PLAN, BUSINESS PLANNING, BUSINESS PLANS, BUSINESS SUPPORT, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL REQUIREMENT, COLLATERALS, COST OF TRANSPORTATION, CREDIT ACCESS, CREDIT COOPERATIVE, CREDIT GAP, CREDIT GUARANTEE, CREDIT NEEDS, CULTURAL NORM, CUSTOMER BASE, DEBT, DELIVERY MECHANISM, DEMAND FOR CREDIT, DIVERSIFICATION, DRAINAGE, DRIVING, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, ENTERPRISE PROMOTION, EQUAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUALITY, EXTENSION, EXTENSION SERVICES, FAIR, FAMILIES, FARMER, FEMALE ACCESS, FINANCIAL AGENCIES, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL SERVICE, FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, FINANCIAL SERVICES TO WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FOOD PROCESSING, FOOD PRODUCTION, FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, GENDER, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER GAP, GENDER RELATIONS, GROUPS OF WOMEN, GUARANTEE SCHEME, GUARANTEE SCHEMES, HANDICRAFT, HIGH TRANSPORT, HIGH TRANSPORTATION, HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENTS, HOUSEHOLDS, HUSBAND, INCOMES, INFORMAL CREDIT, INFORMATION ON INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INITIAL INVESTMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTEGRATION, INTEREST RATE, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INVESTMENT CAPITAL, LABOR MARKET, LACK OF COLLATERAL, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, LIMITED ACCESS, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, LOAN, LOAN ACCESS, LOAN FUND, LOAN GUARANTEE, LOAN OFFICERS, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MARKET INFORMATION, MARKET INTEREST RATE, MARKET RESEARCH, MARKET SEGMENTS, MARKET STUDY, MARKETING, MARKETPLACE, MARRIED WOMEN, MATCHING FUNDS, MERCHANDISE, MFIS, MICRO ENTERPRISES, MICRO FINANCE, MICRO FINANCE INSTITUTIONS, MOBILITY, NEEDS OF ENTREPRENEURS, NEW BUSINESS, NEW BUSINESSES, NEW MARKET, NGOS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, PASSENGERS, PEOPLES, PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE TRANSPORT, PRODUCT QUALITY, PROFIT MARGINS, PROFITABILITY, PROFITABLE BUSINESS, PROMOTION OF WOMEN, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, REPAYMENT, RETAIL, RETAIL BUSINESSES, RETAIL TRADE, ROAD, RURAL BUSINESS, RURAL BUSINESSES, RURAL CREDIT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SAFETY, SAFETY NETS, SALE, SANITATION, SAVINGS, SEED FUNDS, SEED MONEY, SERVICE MARKETS, SMALL BUSINESSES, SMALL ENTERPRISE, SMALL LOANS, SOURCES OF CREDIT, SOURCES OF FUNDS, SPREAD, START-UP, START-UP CAPITAL, START-UP CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, SUBSTITUTES, SUPPLIERS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TEXTILES, TRAINING CENTER, TRAINING CENTERS, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT FACILITIES, TRANSPORT PROBLEMS, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION COST, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, TRANSPORTS, TRUCKS, URBAN AREAS, VEHICLES, VILLAGE, VULNERABLE PEOPLE, WALKING, WAREHOUSES, WHOLESALE TRADE, WOMAN, WOMEN BORROWERS, WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR, WORKING CAPITAL,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/677951468032071569/Sustainable-support-system-for-rural-women-entrepreneurs-in-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27317
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