Women-led trade mission in agri-food and textile sector Many barriers, such as access to finance, resources and lack of viable networks, contribute to women’s often lower business revenues. Ethiopian women-led businesses in textile, leather and agro-food processing lack access to reliable business relationships with potential clients, partners, and suppliers. This challenge is similarly evident for women entrepreneurs with the potential and the interest to export. The project aims to address barriers linked to social networks and business networks. The trade mission aims to support six Ethiopian women-led businesses to get to know the Netherlands (and EU) market and its marketing conditions and trade opportunities. The project will target those with a demonstrable capacity to enter the export market and give them the exposure and opportunity to interact with Dutch buyers or businesses operating in the Netherlands. Moreover, the trade mission will broker deals between Dutch buyers and Ethiopian producers.