“The RBC work helped to ensure that key issues facing honey VC actors were highlighted and addressed throughout implementation including things like safety of beekeepers, gender-based discrimination, fair and transparent pricing, and environmental concerns. PA helped to demonstrate to the commercial partners the long-term benefits of getting ‘ahead of the trend’ by proactively addressing these issues in anticipation of changing laws, attitudes, and trading requirements as they expand their business into the international market. The RBC assessment and tool development was a specific time bound activity but incorporating responsible business conduct into all enterprise and market systems development activities and tying it into our work in gender and safeguarding is a long-term, iterative process. The guide PA developed is specifically for the honey value chain in Uganda, but it also offers a template for other value chains and countries. Given SHA’s extensive work in the agricultural sector across Africa, this will be a valuable tool in future programme design and implementation.”