Program on Participatory Research & Gender Analysis

PRGA Program Demand Analysis Report: Gender-Responsive Participatory Research

One of the relevant products resulted from the recent Repositioning PRGA Workshop held in June 2010, is the PRGA Program Demand Analysis Report: Gender-Responsive Participatory Research.

Recent Publications

 
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

PRGA Action Workshop "Repositioning Gender-Responsive Participatory Research in Times of Change" (June 16-18, 2010)

The PRGA Program is organizing an Action Workshop entitled: "Repositioning Gender-Responsive Participatory Research in Times of Change"  between June 16-18, 2010 in Cali, Colombia, at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) headquarters. It will build on the experience of researchers and practitioners from the CGIAR Centers, academia, NARS, NGOs and donor organizations. The purpose of the workshop is to update and redefine mechanisms to revitalize participatory research that is gender responsive in these times of change.

To see workshop website:
http://www.prgaprogram.org/rptc/ 

High Priority: Climate Change and Food Secutiry Poster

Based on the success of previous Scientific Poster Exhibits, the CIAT Corporate Communications and Capacity Strengthening Unit (CCC), is organizing once again the 5th Scientific Poster Exhibit for the Annual Program Review Week, (May 6-8,  2010), and the 61th Board meeting (May 10-12). An excellent panel will evaluate all posters and come up with the three winners. The authors of the three winning posters will have a chance to present their posters in an Open Space session for all staff on Saturday, May 8^th. All CIAT staff and Agronatura members are welcome to participate. 

PRGA Program will participate with the poster “High Priority: Climate Change and Food Security”. 

To see the poster:  http://www.prgaprogram.org/Poster/PRGAposterFinal.ppt

CIAT-DAPA article "Women and Agriculture"

Katie Rickets from CIAT DAPA - Decision and Policy Analysis, has shared a timely article about women and agriculture, released March 8^th, 2010.

 

The iconic small farmer from a developing country has most often been stereotyped as male. This image is an illusion. Not only are the half, or more than half of the over 400 million small scale farmers women, but women tend to grow the majority of the food for family consumption. They are the direct link to improving food security and community nutrition in the developing world. Poverty and hunger reduction are impossible without a renewed commitment to an agricultural development agenda that evaluates and accommodates the critical importance of gender. 

To read more :  

http://gisweb.ciat.cgiar.org/dapablogs/dapa-markets/?p=355