Invest in the redesign of credit instruments, capacity building, financial and advisory services, legal and financial literacy training and other forms of support, especially to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged populations. Without new and innovative solutions and tools that are able to respond to different users' needs, long-standing, all-round capacity gaps and deficits will not go away. Capacity gaps and deficits hinder women from thriving in the regional food economy and beyond. Regional development actors and partners have the technical knowledge to develop suitable instruments and to create more opportunities for women's economic empowerment, however suitable funding and political momentum are key to bring about long-term and large-scale change and to obtain sizeable results.