Promoting business models that benefit women and men farmers: CIAT pilots LINK methodology with gender lens

by Tatiana Gumucio | Jul 7, 2016

Thanks to a project by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets, the CIAT Linking Farmers to Markets and Gender research groups are working to improve the gender responsiveness and transformative potential of its tools for developing inclusive...

Gender and AWD. A study in progress with rice farmers in Colombia

by Maria García | Jun 1, 2016

Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) is an improved practice for producing rice designed by The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), which reduces the use of water by 30%, and methane gas emissions by 48% through better water management during the production...

VIDEO – Why talk about gender and rice in Latin America?

by Maria Fernanda Mejia | Feb 25, 2016

Why talk about gender and rice in Latin America? Usually we don’t think it’s important to talk about gender and rice in Latin America, but three socio economic studies on rice in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia show that women do contribute to rice production. A...

VIDEO – Gender Inclusive Research: Why and How

by Stefanie Neno | Nov 25, 2015

VIDEO – Gender Inclusive Research: Why and How 3 reasons why agricultural research should be gender inclusive, and 3 ways to do it. 6-minute animation created by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in collaboration with ICESI University...

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...