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.
Exploring young Africans’ role and engagement in the rural economy
Capacity development
How important is farming relative to non-farm activities for the income of young rural Africans?
Sustainable intensification practices build resilience in Bangladesh’s charlands
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
By reducing drudgery, irrigation and costs, conservation agriculture enables the soil of the charlands to produce rice and maize yields consecutively.
Is a world without hunger possible, asks Germany’s minister Gerd Müller during his visit to CIMMYT
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Minister Müller explored the campus and heard about CIMMYT’s latest innovations in maize and wheat research.
Support groups open women’s access to farm technologies in northeast India
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Self-help groups in Bihar are putting thousands of rural women in touch with agricultural innovations, benefiting households and the environment.
Breaking Ground: Rahma Adam unleashes the agricultural productivity of Africa’s women and youth
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
CIMMYT sociologist believes there is one vital resource that remains untapped to increase food security and boost livelihoods.
Women empowerment vital to achieve food security: Australian envoy
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (9 Mar 2019)
Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh visited female farmers adopting conservation agriculture for sustainable intensification technologies through CIMMYT project funded by ACIAR.
Workshops, seminars mark Women’s Day in city
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Source: Times of India (9 Mar 2019)
CIMMYT and Icar-Atari Ludhiana organized a workshop on the eve of International Women’s Day titled ‘Empowering rural women for addressing agricultural air pollution’.
How gender equity and social inclusion are improving the lives of rural families in Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Women have the potential to be drivers of agricultural transformation.
Tribal women in India find value in maize cultivation
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
This year the group harvested more than 3,300 kg from seven acres of land.
International Women’s Day 2019: Women in seed systems in Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
These entrepreneurs are breaking social barriers while improving household nutrition and livelihoods.