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This work was part of the CGIAR Gender Platform and the CGIAR Initiative on Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa.  A groundbreaking new research strategy identifies priorities to advance gender equality in agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for adapting and building resilience to climate change.  The newly published strategy results

To mark International Women’s Day 2023, Nele Verhulst, cropping systems agronomist at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), shares progress from the Women in Crop Science group and how their work tries to contribute to gender equality in agriculture and science. Growing up in the nineties in Belgium, I was interested in feminism, but I also assumed that

Baishnaba Charan Ratha is WorldFish’s human nutrition and public health senior specialist in India. Ratha has more than 22 years of experience working with different government departments, international and national research institutions as well as civil society organizations. His research interests include nutrition-sensitive linkages to fish production, value-added fish products and the inclusion of small fish in the diets of

International Women’s Day 2023 (March 8), under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality,” recognizes and celebrates the women and girls who are championing the advancement of transformative technology and digital education. To mark IWD and explore this important theme, we asked colleagues across IFPRI to share examples of innovation and technology they’ve seen work for improving

Too often, agricultural technologies—from crop varieties to mobile apps—are developed to match the needs and interests of men farmers. But to achieve sustainable, productive food systems, CGIAR and other food systems innovators must commit to making innovations and technologies work for women too.   CGIAR’s 2030 Research and Innovation Strategy places a strong focus on science-based innovation to advance the

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we applaud all the women who work in research for development to transform our food systems. Women are at the heart of CIP’s mission – those who work in labs, greenhouses, offices and the field to foster food and nutrition security and better incomes, and the millions who benefit from the nutritious and

Jeffrey Dickinson (American University) and Jawoo Koo (IFPRI). Photo credit: CIFOR It is widely recognized that agricultural interventions should be responsive to the needs of women farmers, but what if they face other barriers to benefit equally from increases in production? Our paper analyzes survey data to evaluate differences in the prices of crops sold by men and those sold

In the face of gender inequality and a digital gender gap, evaluation provides a toolkit of evidence that can be used to drive change towards equality and the empowerment of women and girls. Following the launch of the Generating Evidence and New Directions for Equitable Results (GENDER) Impact Platform’s Evaluation: Inception Report in February 2023, CGIAR’s Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES) is running an online