Gender in Agriculture Partnership

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Agriculture Gender Strategy - Rwanda

The government of Rwanda has made a strong political commitment to gender equity and equality and is determined to see this reflected in government policies at all levels. Therefore, Rwanda is signatory to various international conventions, including, the Convention for the Elimination of all...

Posted on 05/05/2014
Posted by Abari
Type of resource: Policy paper Topic(s): Agro-entrepreneurship and markets, Food security, Labour, opportunities and returns, Nutrition security
agriculture_gender_strategy_final.pdf

CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Agricultural Production Systems - Gender Strategy 2014

This Gender Strategy has been prepared to comply with the CGIAR Consortium Office's formal requirement that each CGIAR Research Program (CRP) submit a gender strategy to the Consortium Office for approval.  It respects the template given in the Consortium Gender Strategy (2011), and draws on the...

Posted on 25/03/2014
Posted by kirov-50
Topic(s): Food security, Labour, opportunities and returns, Nutrition security, Sectoral policies and capabilities
dscrpgenderstrategyjan2014.pdf

Land rights, gender equality and donor cooperation

Development cooperation has contributed to the integration of provisions for strengthening women’s land rights as part of the new wave of land reform which has swept across much of the developing world over the last couple of decades. However, words about land and gender are not enough.

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Posted on 18/03/2014
Posted by gap admin
Type of resource: Report Topic(s): Agro-entrepreneurship and markets, Food security, Labour, opportunities and returns, Nutrition security, Resilience and risk management


Increasing the Productivity and Empowerment of Women Smallholder Farmers

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...

Posted on 15/03/2014
Posted by gap admin
Topic(s): Labour, opportunities and returns
pathways_global_baseline_report-_final.pdf

This study sought to investigate the existing constraints and opportunities for mainstreaming gender equality into the work of African Agricultural Research and Development (ARD), so that the findings would serve as a road map for effective gender mainstreaming in African ARD. The study...

Posted on 10/03/2014
Posted by Harry Palmier
Type of resource: Research paper Topic(s): Food security, Nutrition security, Research and innovation
gender_equality_report_ver05_lowres_2.pdf

Nothing About Us Without Us - Australian Women in Agriculture: a model for empowering agricultural women through building capacity, bringing voice and increasing production

Cathy McGowan is a sheep farmer, researcher and businesswoman. Her award winning leadership programs have had a major impact on increasing the participation of women in Australian agricultural industries. She was a founding member of Australian Women in Agriculture...

Posted on 31/01/2014
Posted by gap admin
Topic(s): Labour, opportunities and returns, Resources
nothing_about_us_without_us_gcwa_2012.pdf

Good practice policies to eliminate gender inequalities in fish value chains
Policy-makers worldwide have traditionally assumed that fisheries are a male domain. The policy agenda has for decades given priority to the production sphere, where men generally predominate, and has...
Posted on 27/01/2014
Posted by gap admin
Topic(s): Food security, Labour, opportunities and returns, Nutrition security
good_practice_policies_to_eliminate_gender_inequalities_in_fish_value_chains.pdf

How do intrahousehold dynamics change when assets are transferred to women?
Evidence from BRAC’s challenging the frontiers of poverty reduction—Targeting the ultra poor program in Bangladesh
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Posted on 13/01/2014
Posted by gap admin
Topic(s): Resources
how_do_intrahousehold_dynamics_change_when_assets_are_transferred_to_women.pdf

Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture, Production Diversity and Nutrition
IFPRI Discussion Paper 01313
December 2013
Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture, Production Diversity and Nutrition - Evidence from Nepal...
Posted on 09/01/2014
Posted by gap admin
Topic(s): Food security, Labour, opportunities and returns, Research and innovation
ifpri_discussion_paper.pdf

Gender and change in the spotlight: Report of the 4th Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries

Fishery changes, caused by modernization and mechanization, globalization and environmental disasters, shift the working spaces, continually destroy and create jobs and livelihoods, and bring greater overlaps in women’s and men’s roles in the household, factory and market place....

Posted on 03/12/2013
Posted by Meryl Williams
Type of resource: Report Topic(s): Food security, Labour, opportunities and returns, Research and innovation, Resilience and risk management, Resources, Sectoral policies and capabilities
Gender and change in the spotlight: GAF4 report 2013

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