TY - BOOK
T1 - Enset: a “Wonder Plant” or an additional burden for women?
T2 - An informal sector lens on the burdens and benefits of women and men in Sidama Region, Ethiopia
AU - Teferi Hailu, Biruktait
AU - Reemer, Thies
N1 - This case study is part of the informal economies trajectory of Wageningen University and Research together with alumni from different countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America (KB-35 programme 2023–2024)
PY - 2024/11
Y1 - 2024/11
N2 - Ensete Ventricosum, in short Enset, is commonly known as the ‘false banana’ or Ethiopian banana. Often, it is referred to as a ‘wonder plant’ because of its unique properties. It can be harvested any time, kept for years and serve to bridge periods of food shortage. Enset is generally associated with women’s empowerment as it is considered ‘a women’s crop’. Indeed, women do most of the production and processing work. Enset is processed into many different products for different markets and seems ideal for women to be more integrated into the monetary economy. A closer look shows that, while the production of Enset has been researched, very little is known about the marketing and trading system since it predominantly takes place in the informal sector. It turns out that the trade in Enset products – where the highest margins are made – is in the hands of male collectors and brokers. Is Enset rightly associated with women’s empowerment, or is it just an additional burden and responsibility for women?
AB - Ensete Ventricosum, in short Enset, is commonly known as the ‘false banana’ or Ethiopian banana. Often, it is referred to as a ‘wonder plant’ because of its unique properties. It can be harvested any time, kept for years and serve to bridge periods of food shortage. Enset is generally associated with women’s empowerment as it is considered ‘a women’s crop’. Indeed, women do most of the production and processing work. Enset is processed into many different products for different markets and seems ideal for women to be more integrated into the monetary economy. A closer look shows that, while the production of Enset has been researched, very little is known about the marketing and trading system since it predominantly takes place in the informal sector. It turns out that the trade in Enset products – where the highest margins are made – is in the hands of male collectors and brokers. Is Enset rightly associated with women’s empowerment, or is it just an additional burden and responsibility for women?
UR - https://edepot.wur.nl/684144
U2 - 10.18174/684144
DO - 10.18174/684144
M3 - Report
T3 - Report / Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation
BT - Enset: a “Wonder Plant” or an additional burden for women?
PB - Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation
CY - Wageningen
ER -