‘Making visible what is currently not visible: Experiences on generating evidence based results on integrating gender issues in project’ was the title of Petra Saghir’s presentation. Petra an African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) fellow attached to the Poverty Gender and Impacts (PGI) team of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Markets, Gender … Continue reading »
Climate change is a serious threat to sustainable development. It affects and impacts various regions, generations, gender and other classifications differently. Men and women face different climate change impacts because they perform different tasks, have different access to and control over assets and have different sets of knowledge and skills based on their distinct roles … Continue reading »
A new short research activity on ‘Gender and climate-risk consideration for research on crop-livestock systems in Africa’ that aims to consolidate and advance current thinking about issues associated with gender and climate change in Africa, and to lay the foundation for research on the development of gender-sensitive regional and local innovation systems in African … Continue reading »
Jemimah Njuki leads the Poverty Gender and Impact team at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). In this short film she explains her belief that farm animals are one way for poor women to make money, feed their families better and educate their children. “Owning animal assets gives women power” says Njuki, “… and this … Continue reading »
