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Gender-friendly seed production training help Bangladeshi women own their future

Gender disparity manifests in various ways, one of those being giving women limited access to knowledge and skills development. This is one of the reasons for their marginal social status. One way of addressing the issue is by training women in relevant subjects that positively impact their livelihood and...

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Women-led community seed production and marketing enterprise sows change in Northern Bangladesh

The journey of Srimati Gouri Rani Shankar is nothing less than an inspiration for women in general and women in agriculture in particular. She has set...

Off-farm employment increases women’s empowerment: Evidence from rice farms in the Philippines

Women were slightly more empowered in farm household decision-making if they were engaged in off-farm employment and were less experienced in farming....

Moving beyond reaching women in seed systems development

The importance of seed systems to empower women has so far been neglected. Applying gender analysis to improve seed systems and reduce/overcome existing...

A toolkit for unpacking gender dynamics of migration in rice-based agricultural systems in South Asia

This toolkit was developed to support mixed methods research to explore how gender dynamics is constitutive of male migration, in the context of eastern...

Staple cereals remain the key to solving global hunger

Global chronic hunger has declined faster than hidden hunger thanks to large-scale food security programs around the world. This is a testament to the...

Training of women farmers enhances the adoption of new agricultural technologies

A recent study concluded that incentivizing farmers in general—and female farmers in particular—can serve as a potential means to adopt agricultural...

Targeting women and the youth in disseminating climate-smart agriculture in Vietnam

The study on the adoption of  Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies by men and women in Vietnam is necessary to understand how the different social...

Rural women in Myanmar reap the benefits of sustainable rice farming practices

A study on the impact of sustainable rice farming on rural women in Myanmar revealed that smallholder families who adopted best management practices experienced...

With the wind beneath our wings, we soar together and higher

The Farmer Producer Company has ushered in a new era of farming practices with tangible socio-economic benefits and more, especially for the women farmers. ...

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