CGIAR leads communication-for-research uptake (ResUP) training at Nairobi symposium

by Simone Staiger | Feb 27, 2015

How do you explain your research work, share your opinion and give recommendations to an important audience so that you can make a difference and get others, including policymakers, to take up your research? These were some of the ‘research uptake’ issues addressed at...

Ecocycle: Gender researchers analyze their activities to identify obstacles and opportunities for progress

by Simone Staiger | Jan 20, 2015

Originally published: January 20, 2015. What is each of us doing as a gender researcher? What is our research focus? What are the highlights so far? Day 1 of the annual meeting of the CGIAR Gender and Agriculture Research Network focused on understanding each other’s...

CIAT to coordinate communications, knowledge sharing and information & data management of the CGIAR Gender and Agriculture Research Network

by Simone Staiger | Jan 16, 2015

Formed in 2012, the CGIAR Gender and Agriculture Research Network is composed of researchers engaged with social science research on gender in agriculture and natural resource management across the fifteen global CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs). In recent months, the...

Conversations with Nancy White around the implementation of CIAT’s internal communications strategy

by Simone Staiger | Jan 7, 2015

Nancy, when I contacted you at the beginning of 2014, I was looking for support, through regular conversations (monthly one hour Skype calls), to discuss, and evaluate the implementation of CIAT’s internal communications strategy. What a treat! Wow, that you will a)...

Data and Information Management Plan 2015 – 2016

by Simone Staiger | Dec 18, 2014

Since the arrival of Leroy Mwanzia as Data and Information Manager at CIAT, the team has been working on an action plan for 2015. The visit of Luz Marina Alvare from IFPRI helped a great deal in identifying our priorities. We now have set ourselves concrete objectives...