One of the first questions any project team needs to answer is: Where do we start? Below, you will find a range of sector selection reports and rapid market assessments, listed by region, that help identify and provide a “first look” into sectors with the highest potential to advance Decent Work objectives.

Africa

• Ethiopia: Sector selection in agriculture (focal value chains: Floriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Poultry, Red meat, Dairy, Edible oils, Wheat, Dried legumes)
• Ghana: Rapid market assessment in agriculture for young women (focal value chains: Shea, Groundnut, Vegetables)
• Morocco: Sector selection in agriculture (focal value chains: Berries, Avocado, Horticulture, Apiculture, Dairy, Olive oil) (in French)
• Tanzania: Rapid market assessment for youth employment (focal value chains: Horticulture, Tourism, Apiculture
• Zimbabwe: Sector selection for women and youth employment (focal value chains: Apiculture, Artisanal mining, Mopane worms, Horticulture)

Latin America

• Bolivia: Sector selection for export and enterprise formalization (focal value chains: Tourism and Andean Grains)
• Guyana: Sector selection for exports and value addition in fruits and vegetables (focal value chains: mango and hot peppers)
• Peru: Rapid market assessment for SME productivity and working conditions (focal value chains: Wood furniture, Aquaculture, Tourism) (in Spanish)

Asia and the Pacific

• Afghanistan: Sector selection in agriculture (focal value chains: Cotton, Grapes, Poultry, Sheep, Goats, Almonds, Dairy)
• Myanmar: Rapid market assessment in horticulture (Focal value chains: avocados and ginger)
• Nepal: Rapid market assessment in agriculture (focal value chains: tea, dairy, cardamom, fresh vegetables, pond fish, goat meat, ginger, lentils)
• Vietnam: Rapid market assessment of tourism

Europe and Central Asia

• Kyrgyzstan: Rapid market assessment of horticulture (focal value chains: Apples, Apricots, Potatoes, Plums, Medicinal herbs, Berries)
• Ukraine: Sector selection report on prioritising the pathway for vulnerable workers in economic reconstruction
• Ukraine: A rapid market analysis of construction, childcare and e-commerce for economic recovery and reconstruction

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