Our future - Women in Agriculture
According to Statistical Information on Nepalese Agriculture (2011/2012), 65.6% of Nepali population is involved in agriculture and is still suffering from food insecurity and starvation. Though many...
View ArticleClosing the livestock gender gap in Southern Africa
Source: UNFAO Closing gender gaps in agriculture can generate significant gains for the sector and for the society as a whole by improving nutrition, food security and income levels, the Food and...
View ArticleLivestock and Fish program trials gender capacity assessments in Tanzania
Source: CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish ILRI's Violet Barasa reports on recent Livestock and Fish CRP lessons from using a pilot gender capacity assessment methodology in Tanzania. Debate...
View ArticleShaping my future in Gender, Agriculture and Global Development
Moses Owiny, Project Officer with the Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET), kicks off the "Young women and Youth's Gender Perspectives in Agricultural Development" series that spotlight young...
View ArticleAliya - Learning by getting outside of the comfort zone
Story captured by Miriam Hird-Younger, as part of the series "Investing in Youth in Agriculture - Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) in Ghana." This Wednesday, this AgEx Venture Leader brings to us...
View ArticleRuth Quaye - A young entrepreneur in Ghana
Story captured by Miriam Hird-Younger, as part of the series "Investing in Youth in Agriculture - Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) in Ghana." This Wednesday, this AgEx Venture Leader brings to us...
View Article"Agriculture has given me a voice in a world where youth not always get...
By Enricka Julien, public relations liaison, from Trinidad and Tobago. I have always been passionate about agriculture and all the activities linked to this industry, which I believe came from growing...
View ArticleWomen in Agribusiness is coming to Europe!
Join us in Barcelona, Spain on 10-12 February for an interactive platform for women in the agri-food sector to convene, learn, and support one another! Why Attend? Focusing on three key areas, the...
View ArticleInterview with Latino in Agriculture Leader Karyssa Zavala, Student
“I intend to promote U.S. agricultural interests overseas, especially regarding market development and trade policies.” AH: What is your specific area of study in agriculture? KZ: My specific area of...
View ArticleAdvancing Women's Rights Through Social Media - Which Strategies?
Wikigender is running a new online discussion in partnership with @Empower_Women, @AWID, @WorldPulse and @guardian on the following topic: “Advancing women’s rights through social media: which...
View ArticleForget doctors and lawyers, farming is where the money’s at, says Nigerian...
“Young Nigerians do not want to dirty their hands anymore, and it just shocks me.” This is according to Cynthia Mosunmola Umoru, a Nigerian woman who has spent the last 10 years building her...
View ArticleThe Gender and Food Security Cutting Edge Pack
This BRIDGE Cutting Edge Overview Report and In Brief makes the case for a new, gender-aware understanding of food security, arguing that partial, apolitical and gender-blind diagnoses of the problem...
View ArticleWomen Of The Mediterranean
Are you a woman, between 25 and 35, and from one of the Mediterranean countries? The first edition of Women of the Mediterranean - WoMED - training will be held in Paris and Brussels from 1 June to 15...
View ArticleAre you game for (Theories of) Change in an unpredictable world ?
People are not generally open to change and ideas that contradict what they already believe. Under certain conditions, they actively avoid such information while at the same time seeking information...
View Article2015 WEPs Annual Event - Unlimited Potential: Business Partners For Gender...
This year a number of global milestones – the twentieth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action (PfA), and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – provide a unique opportunity to ensure that...
View ArticleSeed Awards 2015 - Call For Applications
Is your enterprise in a start-up phase and does it integrate social and environmental benefits, solving pressing local issues? Is it women-led? Do you need support to help to establish and grow your...
View ArticleIDRC Call For Research Proposals On Women And Economic Growth
GrOW Call for proposals: Effects of patterns of growth on women’s economic empowerment In partnership with the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DfID) and The William and Flora...
View ArticleMale African leaders join the HeForShe campaign
Paramount Chief Kyungu of Malawi, an influential cultural leader; Ron Archer, a renowned transformative leadership coach from the United States of America; and Gilberto Macuacua, a media personality in...
View ArticleWE-Women for Expo's interview to Evelyn Nguleka
The "Expo of Ideas" one of the major events that marked the beginning of Expo Milano 2015 hosted by Italy, took place at Hangar Bicocca in February 7. Also present at the event Evelyn Nguleka,...
View ArticleA Roadmap for promoting Women's Economic Empowerment
This report identifies proven, promising and high-potential interventions that increase women’s productivity and earnings in particular economic and country contexts.
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