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Part of the collection of posters developed for CGIAR Knowledge Day, Nairobi, 5 November 2013
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CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future
Gender Research in Dryland Cereals
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Impact pathway
VisionGender-balanced benefits in income, nutrition and food security through improvements in the production and marketing of dryland cereals.
Current Highlights X The Participatory Plant Breeding program in Syria (ICARDA) continues to give
women access to seed varieties and information relevant to their needs. X Women’s groups in Nigeria were supported by linking them with sorghum and
millet producer groups, which resulted in generating increased income for a group of 25 women processors. Processing increased from 50–100 kg of millet per day to 150–250 kg millet per day. Sales income doubled to US$4,000–6,000 a month from US$1,800–2,600.
Implementation X The Dryland Cereals Gender Strategy was prepared, and is being reviewed for
submission to Consortium Office in early December X Three consultants have started pilot studies for gender-disaggregated baseline
data across two crops and three regions in Asia and Africa. One more will start shortly on a third crop in Africa
X Full-time gender research scientists are in the process of being hired
Cluster of Activities under Gender Research fall into three categories:1. Gender-disaggregated data collection and utilization in Flagship Projects to fully
understand the differing roles, constraints, needs and preferences of men and women to guide R4D priorities.
2. Technology development with two major aims: (i) to unleash higher income-earning opportunities for women, and (ii) to reduce drudgery of tasks such as harvesting, hand-milling, cooking and other post-harvest operations.
3. Capacity building to proactively seek and include women CRP implementation in equitable numbers.
Implementation challenges1. Not sufficient expertise in gender research available.2. Challenges in disaggregating gender-relevant baseline data in small-holder
agriculture.
Partnerships and Capacities1. National agro-industries and private firms involved in dryland
cereals processing and marketing, farmer organizations and development partners will be tapped to create communication tools and messages.
2. Gender experts and practitioners in NARES, FAO and other UN Agencies, and rural development NGOs will help design and implement gender-sensitive data-collection tools and processes and ensure the validity of results obtained.
Key contactsShoba Sivasankar, Director ([email protected])
Chanda Goodrich Principal Scientist-Empower Women ([email protected])
Satish Nagaraji, Communication Manager ([email protected])
Future Steps X Gender balance achieved within pilot groups in the target population X Increased scale by extension of pilot to the target population reachable within the
time-frame of operation (9 years) X Increased scope by extension of initial impact on the pilot population with next-
level interventions in the value chain
and public and private institutes and organizations, governments, and farmers worldwide
LED BY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Science with a human face
Increased food security and
improved welfare
Strategic Gender Research to inform R4D priorities
Gender-Sensitive R4D within Flagship Projects
• Gender-disaggregated data on dryland cereal value chains • Improved varieties to create market opportunities for women• Increase “whole-plant value” for women and children• Gender-sensitive crop management interventions• Better access to input and information for women• Reduction in drudgery, and benefit from new business
opportunities
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Improved nutrition for young children
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Reduced poverty and gender
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October 2013