Mozambique: Gender and markets - the case of the cashew industry

The consequences of liberalisation for women in the Cashew industry in Mozambique included job losses and subsequent impoverishment, and a decline in wages and conditions for remaining female employees, according to a report by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). The report makes a number of practically-oriented recommendations on how government can reduce poverty and improve outcomes for workers in the industry and emphasises the need to recognise that production, processing and commercialisation overlap, and therefore require integrated approaches which recognise the needs of women in the industry.