Challenges and opportunities of the COVID-19 pandemic on women entrepreneurs operating in the informal food sector: A post COVID- 19 analyses
| dc.contributor.author | Donga, Gift | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chimucheka, Tendai | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-09-14T13:10:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-09-14T13:10:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-03-12 | |
| dc.description | Research paper | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study is to explore the challenges and opportunities of the COVID-19 pandemic for women entrepreneurs operating in the informal food sector. An exploratory qualitative approach is used to guide the collection and analysis of data which were collected from a sample of twenty women entrepreneurs. Verbatim transcriptions of digital recordings were analyzed thematically. The findings of the study indicate that women experienced the worst economic effects of the pandemic and faced a range of challenges, such as decreased customer base and demand, loss of income, lack of government and private support, safety and security fears, disrupted supply chains, and requirement for trading permits. Whereas the opportunities encompassed usage of digital technologies, alternative markets and new product offerings, and establishment of Informal women business networks. From the study findings, it is hence vital that policies acknowledge the importance of women and informal food vendors in the nation's informal food system. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Donga & Chimucheka, International Journal of Research in Business & Social Science 13(2) (2024), 216-228. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2147-4478 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/5118 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (IJRBS) | |
| dc.subject | Businesswomen | |
| dc.subject | Informal sector (Economics) | |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 (Disease) | |
| dc.subject | Street-food vendors (Persons) | |
| dc.title | Challenges and opportunities of the COVID-19 pandemic on women entrepreneurs operating in the informal food sector: A post COVID- 19 analyses | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| person.identifier.orcid | Donga, Gift 0000-0001-8263-7205 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | Chimucheka, Tendai 0000-0003-1445-6351 |