Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Gender and other social differences such as age, wealth and ethnicity, have an enormous influence upon the success of agricultural interventions. To ensure equitable impacts and benefits to rural people, CIMMYT emphasizes inclusive research and development interventions. Starting with the collection of data on gender and social differences, efforts are underway to address these gaps and ensure equitable adoption of technologies and practice. This includes working towards gender-equitable control of productive assets and resources; technologies that reduce women’s labor; and improved capacity of women and youth to participate in decision-making.
Women find a role in Bangladesh’s agricultural mechanization sector
Technical and business training provides women with opportunities to break barriers and improve livelihoods.
East Africa partners welcome “new era” in wheat breeding collaboration
Experts from Ethiopia and Kenya join CIMMYT and other partners to renew a long-standing collaboration under the auspices of the new AGG project.
Reaching women with improved maize and wheat
The new AGG project aims to respond to the climate emergency and gender nexus through gender-intentional product profiles for its improved seed varieties and gender-intentional seed delivery pathways.
New publications: Power, agency and benefits among women and men maize farmers
Income-generating benefits of improved maize varieties hampered by patriarchal gender norms in rural Nigeria.
Lessons for gender in seed systems
Workshop participants exchange ideas on expanding opportunities for women in the seed sector.
The future of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
On International Youth Day, CIMMYT captures images of sub-Saharan African youth to celebrate their immense contributions to agriculture, farming systems, service provision and research and development.
Women farmers emerging as decision-makers, innovators in wheat-based systems: Study
Source: Down to Earth (17 Jul 2020)
Study finds that women in India adopt specific strategies to further their interests in the context of wheat-based livelihoods.
100Q: Boosting household survey data usability with 100 core questions
CGIAR socio-economic researchers have developed a standardized set of farm household survey questions to improve dataset comparability over space and time.
Small is beautiful
7 ways to make small-scale mechanization work for African farmers.
Breaking Ground: Lennart Woltering is a catalyst for achieving sustainable impact at scale
CIMMYT Scaling Advisor emphasizes importance of context and systemic thinking in how we do our research and implement projects.
African small-scale mechanization project winds down after strong results
The two-wheel tractor has proven its worth in Africa’s smallholder farms thanks to the FACASI project.
New publications: From working in the fields to taking control
New study presents a typology of women’s decision-making in wheat in India.
Researchers urged to use common gender keywords to improve data impact
A lack of consistent keywords when tagging research is leading to holes in searches for gender research across CGIAR, the world’s largest network of agricultural researchers. A more systematic and sharper use of keywords when describing datasets will improve findability in searches.
The many colors of maize, the material of life
The use of corn husk as veneer has helped a town to preserve maize biodiversity, protect the environment and reduce migration.
Plant-based materials catch on with home-goods designers
Source: The Manila Times (26 May 2020)
Mexican designer Fernando Laposse partnered with CIMMYT and works with a village of Mixtec farmers to transform unused maize husks into furniture.