Off-farm employment increases women’s empowerment: Evidence from rice farms in the Philippines Off-farm employment increases women’s empowerment: Evidence from rice farms in the Philippines March 9, 2022 Women were slightly more empowered in farm household decision-making if they were engaged in off-farm employment and...Read More
Moving beyond reaching women in seed systems development Moving beyond reaching women in seed systems development March 4, 2022 The importance of seed systems to empower women has so far been neglected. Applying gender analysis to...Read More
A toolkit for unpacking gender dynamics of migration in rice-based agricultural systems in South Asia A toolkit for unpacking gender dynamics of migration in rice-based agricultural systems in South Asia August 23, 2021 This toolkit was developed to support mixed methods research to explore how gender dynamics is constitutive of...Read More
Staple cereals remain the key to solving global hunger Staple cereals remain the key to solving global hunger February 18, 2021 Global chronic hunger has declined faster than hidden hunger thanks to large-scale food security programs around the...Read More
Training of women farmers enhances the adoption of new agricultural technologies Training of women farmers enhances the adoption of new agricultural technologies September 23, 2020 A recent study concluded that incentivizing farmers in general—and female farmers in particular—can serve as a potential...Read More
Targeting women and the youth in disseminating climate-smart agriculture in Vietnam Targeting women and the youth in disseminating climate-smart agriculture in Vietnam August 28, 2020 The study on the adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies by men and women in Vietnam is...Read More
Rural women in Myanmar reap the benefits of sustainable rice farming practices Rural women in Myanmar reap the benefits of sustainable rice farming practices August 3, 2020 A study on the impact of sustainable rice farming on rural women in Myanmar revealed that smallholder...Read More
With the wind beneath our wings, we soar together and higher With the wind beneath our wings, we soar together and higher June 30, 2020 The Farmer Producer Company has ushered in a new era of farming practices with tangible socio-economic benefits...Read More
A woman overcomes the challenge of climate change with stress-tolerant rice A woman overcomes the challenge of climate change with stress-tolerant rice December 10, 2018 With her crop surviving nearly two weeks of submergence and recovering from an intense flood, Mrs. Devi...Read More
An empowered woman farmer is born An empowered woman farmer is born October 22, 2018 Jagyasini Dharua’s story is one of adversity and optimism, from a struggling farmer to a leader, in...Read More