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.
Call for nominees for the 2019 Maize Youth Innovators Awards – Africa
Open to young women and men below 35 years of age who are implementing innovations in African maize-based agri-food systems.
CIMMYT celebrates AWARD’s ten years empowering African women in agricultural research
The AWARD program advocates for a more gender-responsive agricultural research ecosystem.
Comparing apples with apples: Farm economic analysis in Kathmandu
‘Merry-go-round’ groups spin Kenyan women farmers to success
New publications: Exploring the gendered rules shaping agricultural innovation
Winners of the 2018 MAIZE Youth Innovators Awards – Asia announced
Four awardees are using modern technologies, dedicated to new knowledge and with hopes to improve the world.
African youth find entrepreneurial opportunity in agricultural mechanization
An increasing number of youth across eastern and southern Africa are creating a stable living as entrepreneurs in agricultural mechanization service provision.
Timothy J. Krupnik
CIMMYT promotes gender awareness in agriculture research and development in Ethiopia
Gender awareness and gender-sensitive approaches are slowly spreading into agricultural research, extension, and policy in Ethiopia, according to industry experts.