India
The Global Conference on Women in Agriculture (New Delhi,13-15 March,2012) co-organized with ICAR, APAARI and a number of bilateral and multilateral organizations brought together key organizations from around the world, and was a landmark event for the...
Read moreNew UNRISD research seeks to understand how policy change to strengthen women’s rights occurs. When and why do states respond to women’s claims-making? What are the factors and conditions under which non-state actors can effectively trigger and influence policy change? What are the mechanisms necessary to ensure that issues get on the policy agenda?
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Read moreAgriculture can be an important engine of growth and poverty reduction. However, the sector is underperforming in many countries in part because women, who are often a crucial resource in agriculture and the rural economy, face constraints that reduce their productivity. Aggregate data show that women comprise about 43 percent of the agricultural labor force globally and in developing...
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UNRISD’s programme of research on the gender dimensions of development has expanded with the launch of a new project that explores when and...
Read moreThis is the kick-off workshop for the research project “When and Why Do States Respond to Women's Claims? Understanding Gender-Egalitarian Policy Change in Asia”, funded by the Ford Foundation. The aim of the workshop is for the research teams from China, India, and Indonesia to discuss key issues related to the project and to develop a shared comparative methodology for the research. The...
Read moreThe First Global Conference on Women in Agriculture (GCWA) held in New Delhi (13-15 March 2012) was organized by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the AsiaPacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), and was supported by the multi-stakeholder Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) through a new mechanism “Gender in Agriculture Partnership (GAP)”....
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National Consultative Workshop |
Date: 29-30 November 2012 Location: Kathmandu |
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Afghanistan
An initiative promoting dairy goat production is empowering rural women, alleviating poverty, and strengthening livelihoods within some of Afghanistan’s poorest communities. Targeting 1350 poor women in Baghlan and Nangrahar provinces, the project has facilitated access to over 1500 healthy goats, delivered training, and provided technical support to raise productivity and generate positive...
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Agriculture can be an important engine of growth and poverty reduction. However, the sector is underperforming in many countries in part because women, who are often a crucial resource in agriculture and the rural economy, face constraints that reduce their productivity. Aggregate data show that women comprise about 43 percent of the agricultural labor force globally and in developing...
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