Empowering Women in Agriculture: Addressing Gender-based Challenges and Fostering Inclusive Development Empowering Women in Agriculture: Addressing Gender-based Challenges and Fostering Inclusive Development March 6, 2025 by Jummai Yila 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a...Read More
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 by Suchaita Tenneti, Pooja Kori, and Ranjitha Puskur Participatory approaches, such as user testing, to assess the...Read More
Progressive woman farmer leads the way in promoting DSR-based cropping system in Odisha Progressive woman farmer leads the way in promoting DSR-based cropping system in Odisha April 8, 2024 by Sugandha Munshi, Wasim Iftikar, Ashok Kumar, and Virender Kumar The case of Mrs. Bishnupriya Biswal reflects...Read More
A blueprint for women’s empowerment and women-led agricultural transformation A blueprint for women’s empowerment and women-led agricultural transformation December 6, 2023 by Mosharaf Hossain, Dillip Kumar Rout, Subhasmita Mohapatra, and Swati Nayak Access to quality seeds by smallholder...Read More
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
Guide for women in computer science: History, roles, and resources Guide for women in computer science: History, roles, and resources March 2, 2022 Women’s contributions to computer science and technology include developing the first computer program, inventing computational methods, and...Read More
Women of scientific substance: Madonna Casimero Women of scientific substance: Madonna Casimero May 11, 2021 This edition of Women of scientific substance features Madonna Casimero, a senior scientist at the International Rice...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