Gender

EXPLAINER: How can socio-technical innovation bundles help women farmers?

EXPLAINER: How can socio-technical innovation bundles help women farmers?

December 3, 2024 2334

Socio-technical innovation bundles (STIBs) are social, technical, and technological solutions partnered with institutional and policy instruments that...

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Homestead agricultural mechanization empowers women in Bangladesh

Homestead agricultural mechanization empowers women in Bangladesh

November 28, 2024 3649

by Bushra Humaira Sadaf, Md Abdul Haque, Abu Abdullah Miajy, Sharif Ahmed, Humnath Bhandari This article highlights...

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Seeding a Sustainable Future: How Youth and Women Quality Centers are Transforming Uganda’s Seed Landscape

Seeding a Sustainable Future: How Youth and Women Quality Centers are Transforming Uganda’s Seed Landscape

October 15, 2024 4220

by Allan Bomuhangi (IRRI), Jummai O. Yila (IRRI), Eileen Nchanji (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT), and...

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Women-led community institutions as a potential vehicle for the adoption of varieties and improved seed practices: an impact case from India

Women-led community institutions as a potential vehicle for the adoption of varieties and improved seed practices: an impact case from India

July 17, 2024 3084

by Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Subhasmita Mohapatra, Pooja Trivedi, and Showkat A. Waza In recent times, the...

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Building collaborations that count

Building collaborations that count

June 20, 2024 2713

by Harsha Jain, Hom Gartaula, Ranjitha Puskur, and Richa Shivhare The CGIAR Gender Equality Initiative aims to...

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Understanding the information gender gap when talking to women farmers about seeds

Understanding the information gender gap when talking to women farmers about seeds

May 28, 2024 4087

by Suchaita Tenneti, Pooja Kori, and Ranjitha Puskur Participatory approaches, such as user testing, to assess the...

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For women farmers, by women farmers: Facilitating timely access to quality inputs and services through women farmer service centers

For women farmers, by women farmers: Facilitating timely access to quality inputs and services through women farmer service centers

March 25, 2024 2595

by Ranjitha Puskur, Mohammad Sultan, Mukund Variar, and Devi Prasad Mahapatra The gender gap in access to...

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Where women in agri-food systems are at highest climate risk: A methodology for mapping climate–agriculture–gender inequality hotspots

Where women in agri-food systems are at highest climate risk: A methodology for mapping climate–agriculture–gender inequality hotspots

February 27, 2024 1912

by Lecoutere Els, Mishra Avni, Singaraju Niyati, Koo Jawoo et al. Climate change compromises gender equality. Gender...

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Quality and quantity of data from varietal selections encourage the adoption of improved rice varieties in sub-Saharan Africa

Quality and quantity of data from varietal selections encourage the adoption of improved rice varieties in sub-Saharan Africa

February 19, 2024 2089

by Veronica Mae Escarez While most breeding efforts are focused on producing improved rice varieties, farmers in...

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Joint decision-making, technology adoption, and food security: Evidence from rice varieties in eastern India

Joint decision-making, technology adoption, and food security: Evidence from rice varieties in eastern India

August 29, 2023 1813

by Maria Luz L. Malabayabas, Ashok K. Mishra, and Valerien O. Pede Joint decision-making is gaining significant...

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