Katrine Danielsen and Julie Newton, gender specialists based at KIT, Royal Tropical Institute, are working with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and other partners in devising a gender strategy for the African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG) program. In this interview they reflect on their own aspirations, what about the project that has impressed them so far, and what’s next…
The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems has supported the development of a special issue on masculinities in water governance. The overall purpose of the special issue is to advance both the theorization of gendered mechanisms in the profession, power and politics of engineering, as well as the understanding of hegemonic and multiple masculinities in water governance. Access the special…
The fourth Gender, Climate Change and Nutrition Integration Initiative Newsletter is out! Read the newsletter here.
This discussion paper from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) highlights that projects promoting irrigation technology for women should be aware that rights to technology can be subject to a form of “elite capture” within the institution of the household. In the absence of complementary institutional or social change, targeting women with irrigation technology alone is unlikely to confer full rights over…
The CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research is calling for CGIAR research proposals on gender relations vis a vis technological and institutional innovation, with a specific focus on gender dynamics in seed systems. Proposals should be submitted before the close of business (CET) on August 18th, 2017. Learn more here.
Register now for the upcoming webinar titled “Changing sorghum breeding in Mali through gender insights”, hosted by the CGIAR Gender and Breeding Initiative. The webinar will take place 23 August 3 – 4PM CEST. Click here for more information.
Want to stay updated on gender research undertaken across CGIAR? Click here to read the second issue of the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research’s quarterly newsletter!
This discussion paper from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) finds that men and women strive to cope with climate change and related seasonal variations in different ways. For example, whereas most men tend to move away from the area in a search for paid jobs in the cities, women remain in their own communities and work to diversify their…
Agricultural development efforts that do not address persistent gender gaps miss opportunities for greater impact. This synthesis written by researchers from IFPRI, CIAT, and World Agroforestry Centre reflects on key findings from integrated quantitative and qualitative analyses at the nexus of gender, agricultural development, and climate change.
In this blog, Isabelle Baltenweck from the International Livestock Research Institute argues that the exclusion of women from owning and controlling livestock is a major factor preventing households from escaping poverty. Read the full blog here.
