Livestock and Fish gender research poster for CGIAR knowledge day

On 5 November, the first CGIAR ‘Knowledge Day’ was held in Nairobi. It was organized by ILRI and ICRAF on behalf of the CGIAR Fund Council, Consortium Office and Consortium member centers. Entitled ‘Value for Money Propositions: How CGIAR research programs contribute to system-level outcomes, with a focus on gender’, the event aimed to shine … Continue reading →

Gender transformative approaches and value chain development

The current widespread recognition of the importance of integrating gender into development is reflected in the growing prominence of gender strategies for research and development organizations, the emergence of compelling approaches for gender integration, and the development of indicators for tracking performance. Despite this, there is growing concern that gender needs to be integrated into … Continue reading →

Livestock and fish gender strategy adopts transformative and accommodating approaches

The program’s gender strategy was formally approved by the CGIAR consortium with effect from May 2, 2013 There is growing recognition of the need to integrate gender in agricultural research and development initiatives. However, questions remain about how to do so to accomplish desired development outcomes. To increase the productivity, equity and inclusiveness of livestock … Continue reading →

Livestock and Fish gender component refines and agrees approaches to integrate gender in the program

The gender component of the Livestock and Fish CGIAR Research Program provides “cross‐cutting analysis of development process and outcomes to ensure that the target beneficiaries of the program including women and vulnerable groups benefit from targeted interventions”. It is concerned to ensure that gender and equity are mainstreamed in a transformative way in the whole … Continue reading →