Contents:
1. New Study: Demand Analysis for Gender-Responsive Participatory Research. The document was prepared as a background study and presented during the PRGA Action Workshop last June. The study is published under the CIAT Working Document Series No. 215.
2. GFRAS Announces the First Intercontinental Meeting of the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services and the 16th Annual Meeting of the Neuchâtel Initiative.
3. New from IFAD: Making the most of agricultural investment: A survey of business models that provide opportunities for smallholders.
4. PRGA Program recent briefs.
5. Upcoming Events

This report is a background study presented for discussion at the recent Workshop: Repositioning Gender Responsive Participatory Research in Times of Change held at CIAT Headquarters in June 2010. More than 40 experts in Gender Responsive Participatory Research (GRPR) took part during the action oriented event.

The main findings include that most participants had used GRPR at some point in their work, and found it relevant. All women respondents, and most male respondents, thought the use of GRPR enhanced their work in terms of processes, results and impacts. The main obstacles to the continued use of GRPR were perceived to be lack of funding and lack of training and/or training materials.

The full document along with workshop proceedings can be downloaded at: http://www.prgaprogram.org/rptc/Workshop%20Outputs.htm

2. GFRAS announces the First Intercontinental Meeting of the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services and the 16th Annual Meeting of the Neuchâtel Initiative.

The Neuchâtel Initiative (NI) is an informal platform of experts specialized in rural and agricultural advisory services that was established 16 years ago. It meets once a year on a voluntary basis in different locations. Based on the collective expertise and the quality of NI products (common frameworks), the initiative has had a certain lead in policy dialogue on agricultural and rural advisory services.

This year the meeting will take place in Viña del Mar, Chile, from November 2 - 5.

To see the Program: http://www.prgaprogram.org/Newsletter/Newsletter%202010/Agosto%202010/GFRAS-NI-meeting_November_Chile.pdf

Please find all relevant information and the registration form on: http://www.rimisp.org/neuchatelinitiative

3. New from IFAD: Making the most of agricultural investment: A survey of business models that provide opportunities for smallholders.

Evidence from several experiences with contract farming suggests that, in the longer term, land access may shift from women, who cultivated subsistence crops, to men, who are more likely to sign contracts for cash crops with agribusiness. Pg.6.

To see the publication: http://www.ifad.org/pub/index.htm

4. The PRGA Program Recent Publications.

Please visit our web site: http://www.prgaprogram.org/

CIAT Brief No. 3: New Directions in Participatory Plant Breeding for Eco-Efficient Agriculture

CIAT Brief No. 4: Participatory Research and Gender Analysis, 1997–2009: The Work and Impact of a Systemwide Program