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2. Regional root cause analysis

The root causes of inequity

EFFECTS

Youth lack interest in Women remain at the Limited access to financial
agriculture base of value chain support systems and loans

63% work
Youth remain at the as a producer,
base of value chain labourer or 80% would like
harvester access to
at the base cheap loans
of the
chain PROBLEM
22% would leave Low & inequitable market participation of
agriculture if they women and youth
had the opportunity

Agriculture is viewed as Traditional gender Barriers to land Only 20% have
labour intensive with low norms ownership for women their own land
returns
and youth

Limited long-term support Informal status of Women take on a larger
mechanisms targeting women women farmers share of unpaid labour
and youth
ROOT CAUSES 55% want assistance

with childcare

Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project

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