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By Jordan Kyle, Catherine Ragasa, Susan Kaaria, Margaret Mangheni, Dorine Odongo, and Anne Omamo Well-designed and well-implemented agrifood policies can play a significant role in closing gender gaps and setting countries on a pathway toward sustainable and equitable food systems. IFPRI’s new Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) assessment tool—developed with support from the CGIAR research initiative onGender Equality—measures women’s voice

This blog originally published by Alliance Bioversity & CIAT explores how reimagining women’s leadership in agrifood systems can create new pathways to equality and resilience, fostering lasting change across sectors. By: Meghajit Sharma Shijagurumayum, Miranda Yeen Morgan, Marlène Elias & Haley Zaremba   Women are key actors in agrifood systems, participating on and off farm at different scales and across the public

A woman carries a bowl across a field that is being prepared for planting cassava in Nigeria. Photo Credit: George Osodi/PANOS  IFPRI BLOG By Jordan Kyle, Catherine Ragasa, Susan Kaaria, Margaret Mangheni, Dorine Odongo, and Anne Omamo July 12, 2024 Well-designed and well-implemented agrifood policies can play a significant role in closing gender gaps and setting countries on a pathway toward sustainable

Discussions with an MGNREGA labour group in Araria, Bihar. Photo by Siddharth Kumar, SSEVS. INDIAN FORUM BLOG How can Women Make Their Demands? There are internal constraints and structural barriers to women’s claim-making under MGNREGA. Supporting more egalitarian decision-making within the village, designing interventions that can help women gain confidence to speak out in public and making officials more responsive

Prama Mukhopadhyay, Ranjitha Puskur, Deepali Chadha, Hom N. Gartaula Article originally published on irrr.org Climate change poses severe risks for farmers around the world, with women and marginalized communities in developing countries experiencing the biggest and worst impacts. The ‘EMPOWER‘ work package of the CGIAR Gender Equality Initiative is piloting approaches to tackle these challenges by developing solutions that integrate social and technological innovations

We are excited to invite you to the upcoming third high-level dialogue on gender and climate change in Nigeria, convened by the CGIAR Gender Equality Research Initiative, HER+. DATE: October 9, 2024 TIME: 8:30 am- 4:00pm WAT VENUE: Fraser Suites Abuja, Nigeria HER+ initiative investigates solutions to address limited empowerment, voice, and resources and discriminatory gender norms that hinder women’s

CGIAR Gender Equality Initiative, HER+ will be participating in the upcoming Tropentag Conference in Austria from September 10 to 13, 2024.  HER+ work package EMPOWER is organising a hybrid workshop and invites you to join us. Workshop Description: Climate shocks such as droughts, floods, and extreme weather events disproportionately affect women and marginalized farmers in the agrifood systems; due to

On June 19, 2024, a consortium of experts and stakeholders dedicated to advancing gender equality, youth empowerment, and social inclusion within agrifood systems convened at the White Sands Hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The gathering aimed to evaluate the scaling readiness of the Gender Norms in Agrifood Systems Measurement Toolkit. Developed by the CGIAR Gender Equality Initiative, HER+, this