Анотация: The present study is a gender assessment of the dairy value chain in selected sites in Rwanda: Gicumbi, Nyagatare and Nyanza Districts as well as Kigali City. It relies on evidence gathered through fieldwork complemented by a review of specialized background documentation. The findings confirm that womenТs empowerment is vital for sustainable dairy value chain development and that projects supporting dairy production need to increase their efforts to be gender inclusive. The study provides country-specific recommendations for Rwanda, which also feed into a more general knowledge base on how to develop gender-sensitive dairy value chains. (fao.org)