Part of the collection of posters developed for CGIAR Knowledge Day, Nairobi, 5 November 2013

1. CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future
Gender Research
in Dryland Cereals
Implementation
Impact pathway
XX The Dryland Cereals Gender Strategy was prepared, and is being reviewed for
Research
Outputs
Increased food
security and
improved welfare
Improved nutrition
for young children
and mothers
Reduced poverty
and gender
empowerment
submission to Consortium Office in early December
XX 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
XX Full-time gender research scientists are in the process of being hired
• 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
Strategic Gender Research
to inform R4D priorities
Gender-Sensitive R4D within
Flagship Projects
Cluster of Activities under Gender Research fall into three categories:
1. ender-disaggregated data collection and utilization in Flagship Projects to fully
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understand the differing roles, constraints, needs and preferences of men and
women to guide R4D priorities.
Vision
2. echnology development with two major aims: (i) to unleash higher
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income-earning opportunities for women, and (ii) to reduce drudgery of tasks
such as harvesting, hand-milling, cooking and other post-harvest operations.
Gender-balanced benefits in
income, nutrition and food
security through improvements in
the production and marketing of
dryland cereals.
3. apacity building to proactively seek and include women CRP implementation in
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equitable numbers.
Implementation challenges
1. ot sufficient expertise in gender research available.
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2. hallenges in disaggregating gender-relevant baseline data in small-holder
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agriculture.
Future Steps
XX Gender balance achieved within pilot groups in the target population
XX Increased scale by extension of pilot to the target population reachable within the
Partnerships and Capacities
XX Increased scope by extension of initial impact on the pilot population with next-
1. ational agro-industries and private firms involved in dryland
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cereals processing and marketing, farmer organizations and
development partners will be tapped to create communication
tools and messages.
2. ender experts and practitioners in NARES, FAO and other UN
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Agencies, and rural development NGOs will help design and
implement gender-sensitive data-collection tools and processes
and ensure the validity of results obtained.
time-frame of operation (9 years)
level interventions in the value chain
Key contacts
Current Highlights
Shoba Sivasankar, Director
(s.sivasankar@cgiar.org)
XX The Participatory Plant Breeding program in Syria (ICARDA) continues to give
women access to seed varieties and information relevant to their needs.
XX 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.
LED BY
Science with a human face
IN
PARTNERSHIP
WITH
Chanda Goodrich
Principal Scientist-Empower Women
(c.goodrich@cgiar.org)
Satish Nagaraji, Communication Manager
(n.satish@cgiar.org)
and public and private
institutes and organizations,
governments, and farmers
worldwide
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October 2013