Benin Pineapples Gender

About this project

The main objective of the project is to enable female workers in the dried pineapple sector of Benin to have decent working conditions and to be empowered to advocate for their needs and priorities at company level, as the sector grows in the production and export of high quality dried pineapple to the EU market. This will be realised through the project interventions which will focus on three pathways – one targeting the exporting SMEs, one targeting their female workforce, and one that will begin later to promote an uptake of these good practices by more stakeholders in the sector – to achieve this. The agricultural sector is a key sector for the Beninese economy as it contributes an average of 33% of GDP, 75% of export earnings, 15% of government revenue and provides around 70% of jobs (PSRSA Evaluation Report, 2016). It is therefore the sector that has the highest potential to contribute to national economic growth and poverty reduction. Women play a significant role in the production, processing, and marketing of agricultural products.

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 17Partnerships for the Goals

Published by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency · Government

Countries

Benin

Sectors

Industrial crops/export cropsAgricultural policy and administrative managementResponsible business conduct

Focus

Trade development · Main focus

Places

Benin

Funded by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Implemented by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Accountable

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Published by Netherlands Enterprise Agency to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 18 Aug 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27378529-CBIBJ2391.

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