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2. Root cause analysis

Low & inequitable participation in agriculture

EFFECTS

Youth lack interest in Women remain at the
agriculture base of value chain
Higher incidences of GBV (engaged more in Limited access to financial
Lack of capacity and subsistence support systems and loans for
dependence from inconsistent agriculture/informal indigenous women in the
third parties for technical work) Interior
assistance or access to funding

PROBLEM

Low & inequitable market participation of
women and youth
Women are responsible for
Agriculture is viewed as Lack of sustainable/long- Limited opportunities in rural care work in the household
labour intensive with low term support for areas and Interior (e.g.
returns women/youth organizations
education, internet)

Land title difficult to obtain
Access to markets are legally in Interior and Women’s increased income
difficult and limited corruption issues related to negatively affects power
land distribution esp. rural and relations between men and Migration of men in the interior
indigenous women women away from agriculture sector to
Lack of business networks for mining and logging sectors
rural and interior women ROOT CAUSES
Common Effects across all SAC countries

Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project

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