Mainstreaming gender in the sunflower value chain in Kitgum district Kitgum DFA member households reflect improved livelihoods through improved Sunflower value chain performance and income security due to improved gender relations.
	 Project specific objectives:
	1. To build the capacity of KIDFA staff and leadership (Board) to effectively implement gender responsive interventions within its activity operations by the end of the project in July 2013
	2. To train and strengthen capacity of 240 groups with 25 members; 6000 households 12,100 farmers (5800 women, 5500 men, 500 male youth and 300 female youth) with gender knowledge in sunflower producing households by end of July 2013; 
	3. To facilitate gender equitable access to production resources of KIDFA member households so as to increase on yield, production/productivity and income security for both men and women involved in sunflower value chain
4. To document experiences, best practices and share lessons learnt during the three year project implementation period

During the implementation of the sunflower value chain project, KIDFA has learnt that, women have increasingly picked interest in the crop enterprise and it is reflected by their turn up to project activities of over 90%; their level of technology implementation is higher than that of men and yet when proceeds are realized from the farm outputs, men tend to dictate on how the funds will be utilized without joint planning or consultation (for both husband, wife and adult child). Therefore, without a collective involvement of household members in planning, resource allocation (access to, control over resources, labour and finance); and sharing of benefits accruing from the farm enterprises and reinvestment of viable projects, improved livelihood at farm family level will remain a big problem, because the less benefiting party will reduce/avoid his/ her input in the production plan thus contributing to low yields, poor quality, limited production levels and little quantities for bulking, low income and ultimate abject poverty. Kitgum DFA therefore, seeks support to equally and equitably empower male and female elements of the human capital with skills and information regarding good gender relations through relevant education so as to enable exponential growth of the rural economy of Kitgum District.

Project specific objectives:
1. To build the capacity of KIDFA staff and leadership (Board) to effectively implement gender responsive interventions within its activity operations by the end of the project in July 2013
2. To train and strengthen capacity of 240 groups with 25 members; 6000 households 12,100 farmers (5800 women, 5500 men, 500 male youth and 300 female youth) with gender knowledge in sunflower producing households by end of July 2013; 
3. To facilitate gender equitable access to production resources of KIDFA member households so as to increase on yield, production/productivity and income security for both men and women involved in sunflower value chain
4. To document experiences, best practices and share lessons learnt during the three year project implementation period

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