Making Value Chains Work for the Poor

The session provided a platform for international experts and practitioners to discuss how best to promote inclusive and sustainable value chains as a means of empowering small enterprises to link with all businesses in the value chain. Speakers reviewed how to facilitate transition from informal to formal businesses and considered different business sectors perspectives, including the integration of target groups such as women and youth.

Session I : Promoting sustainable and inclusive value chains

• Promoting inclusive value chains
• Greening the value chain

Session II: Integrating Women and Youth in GVCs