Thanks to a project by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets, the CIAT Linking Farmers to Markets and Gender research groups are working to improve the gender responsiveness and transformative potential of its tools for developing inclusive business models, the LINK methodology.
During these weeks of training we experienced a recurring theme, or rather tension which gender research is caught amidst. When our task is to bring evidence for the need of contextualizing gender relations, highlighting complexity and diversity of power relations and moving beyond the discussion of “the gender gap”, shall and can we ensure scalability and wider impact?
Building up a critical mass of gender expertise, especially among young scientists is crucial to ensuring that mutual benefits for both poor women and men, in the context of agricultural research for development.
The first in a series of working papers to be launched by the CGIAR Gender and Agriculture Research Network, and prepared by Smriti Rao with contributions from the CGIAR Consortium and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets. This paper explores whether it is possible to define simple, robust indicators of gender gaps in use and control over…
Four “zombie myths” continue to haunt us in the field of gender and agriculture. This presentation looks at the evidence on women and i) the feminization of poverty, ii) food production, iii) land ownership, and iv) proclivity to environmental stewardship. Presented by Ruth Meinzen-Dick at Penn State University, June 6 2016.
The CGIAR Gender and Agriculture Research Network will be partnering with Pennsylvania State University to develop a multi-year Gender Research and Integrated Training series for CGIAR researchers and postdoctoral fellows. This year’s workshop series will take place from June 6-24, 2016.
In some Latin American countries, studies have shown the importance of women’s participation in rice production activities, including the decision making processes, even though it is typically seen as a male dominated crop.
Entitled data and information management tools for the CGIAR Gender and Agriculture Research Network, the webinar will take place on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 09:00 a.m. EST
Addressing gender differentiated preferences in development oriented research like plant breeding is vital for ensuring that both poor women and men can be empowered, so that they can benefit tangibly from the adoption and sustained use of CGIAR innovations, resulting in more gender-equitable distribution of food and income.
Last month, a Livestock and Fish gender integration writeshop pulled together the learning and experiences from 14 gender integrated technical, systems and value chain research projects from across the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish.
