Ethiopia
Development experts these days will, to a man and woman, insist that we need to do more to empower (poor) women in developing countries. A particularly popular target are the women who grow most of the food their families and communities, and their cities and nations, are consuming. Such ‘gender focus’ is all the rage in agricultural research for development circles.
So far, so good,...
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Lead agency |
IFAD - UN Women |
Launch workshop |
The Ethiopian team has not yet launched the consultative workshop, since there is an on-going Joint Programme (GEWE) and the UNDAF cycle 2012-2015 has already... |
Uganda
Development experts these days will, to a man and woman, insist that we need to do more to empower (poor) women in developing countries. A particularly popular target are the women who grow most of the food their families and communities, and their cities and nations, are consuming. Such ‘gender focus’ is all the rage in agricultural research for development circles.
So far, so good,...
Read moreNepal
Lead agency |
UN Women |
National Consultative Workshop |
Date: 29-30 November 2012 Location: Kathmandu |
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Rwanda
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Lead agency |
WFP |
Launch workshop |
Date: 16th May, 2013 Location: Umubano Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda |
the Niger
Lead agency |
FAO |
Launch workshop |
Date:27-28 November 2012 Location: Niamey, Niger |
Participants: 27 women; 19 men (46... |
Kyrgyzstan
Lead agency |
UN Women |
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Launch workshop |
Date: 22 November 2012 Location: Bishkek... |
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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Linking agriculture with nutrition and improving the nutritional impact of agriculture programmes and interventions is the topic of a growing international agenda. The objective of this report is to assess to what extent this global agenda is actually translating into action at country...
Mali
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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