A mixed producer group on gender issues related to income sources, household expenditures and decision taking being trained (photo credit: ILRI/Birgit Boogaard) A discussion paper titled ‘Reducing the gender gap in agricultural extension and advisory services: how to find the best fit for men and women farmers’, authored by among others, International Livestock Research Institute … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Publications
Gender, assets,and agricultural development programs: A conceptual framework
This new CAPRi (CGIAR Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights) Working Paper by Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Nancy Johnson, Agnes Quisumbing, Jemimah Njuki, Julia Behrman, Deborah Rubin, Amber Peterman and Elizabeth Waithanji offers a conceptual framework to understand the gendered pathways through which asset accumulation occurs, including attention to not only men’s and women’s assets … Continue reading »
Revised ‘gender, livestock and livelihoods indicators’ report available
The gender, livestock and livelihoods indicators, a reference point for some of the important indicators that ILRI and partners can use to monitor the changing role of livestock in livelihoods in different production systems and the impact of livestock-related interventions has been revised. The document should be used to guide data collection within projects. These … Continue reading »
Gender Equity and Development Report 2012
The recently World Bank development reports that ‘the lives of girls and women have changed dramatically over the past quarter century. The pace of change has been astonishing in some areas, but in others, progress toward gender equality has been limited—even in developed countries. ‘This year’s World Development Report: Gender Equality and Development argues that … Continue reading »
Policy Analysis and Advocacy Programme (PAAP) Newsletter: Volume 14 Number 14
INFLUENCING CHANGE: MAINSTREAMING GENDER PERSPECTIVES IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT There are several dimensions and challenges to integrating gender perspectives in agricultural research and development. It is in this light that ASARECA in collaboration with CGIAR undertook a project to further institutionalise gender with eight National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARIs) in the region. This article … Continue reading »
