In February 2011, researchers, development practitioners, donors and policymakers working in Africa and Asia gathered at the Gender and Market-oriented Agriculture workshop in Addis Ababa, organised by ILRI, to discuss ways of enabling women to participate in and benefit from agricultural markets. Several participants offered New Agriculturist their points of view. Why is gender important? … Continue reading
Last month, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) hosted a workshop on gender and market oriented agriculture. In this video, ILRI’s Ranjitha Puskur describes the challenges of designing and implementing agricultural programs that put money into the pockets of poor rural women. She argues that most developing-country women have little control over how the farm … Continue reading
Last month, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) hosted a workshop on gender and market oriented agriculture. In this video, ILRI’s Ranjitha Puskur explains why gender is important in ILRI’s projects, and that training and development interventions need to serve the interests of men as well as women. Continue reading
Last week, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) hosted a workshop on gender and market oriented agriculture. Scientists, researchers, gender experts, and development practitioners from the government, donors as well as non-governmental and international organizations, attended the workshop. View the meeting outputs online: News items and blog posts Powerpoint presentations on Slideshare Photos on Flickr Continue reading
At the AgriGender workshop closing, ILRI’s Dirk Hoekstra presented his observations and reflections on the Workshop. As captured by Susan MacMillan, these were: The presentations of case studies at this workshop demonstrate that the agricultural roles that women play differ greatly by country and culture. We have started to accumulate a lot of useful gender … Continue reading
As yesterday’s first morning at the AgriGender 2011 workshop wrapped up, we found ourselves reflecting on the four presentations, all emphasizing the critical role of women in market-led agriculture. One common thread shared by all four presenters was the need to address BOTH men and women simultaneously, to increase women’s decision-making roles. Besides the presenters, … Continue reading
This week, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) hosts a workshop on gender and market oriented agriculture. In this video (listen to the audio only), two of the meeting organizers – Jemimah Njuki and Ranjitha Puskur – introduce the aims and anticipated outcomes of the workshop: Follow the workshop: News blog Presentations Photos Google Continue reading
Speaking at the AgriGender 2011 workshop in Addis Ababa this week, Ann Waters Bayer shared 5 major lessons on ‘promoting gender equality and empowering women through livestock’: We CAN improve gender equality through livestock, by: – Focusing on women – Strengthening local women’s organizations – Recognizing women’s innovativeness – Improving women’s and girls’ access to … Continue reading
Address by Ato Wondirad Mandefro, State Minister of Agriculture, Ethiopia to the Workshop on Gender and Market-Oriented Agriculture held at the ILRI Campus, Addis Ababa, 31st January to 2nd February 2011. Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is a privilege and honor to welcome you all to Ethiopia from different parts of the world including … Continue reading
From 31 January to 2 February 2011, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) hosts an AgriGender 2011 workshop and field trip. The workshop will bring together agricultural researchers, development practitioners, donor representatives and policymakers who are working in Africa and other regions to give women greater access to markets and value chains. The global dialogue … Continue reading
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