*PRGA Newsletter issue No. 12 August 2006
Workshop for gender-responsive research and development
A third workshop titled "Gender Responsive Research and Development" was organized by the PRGA Program in collaboration with the Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and NRM (WOCAN) network in Nepal between July 17-24 2006. This workshop is part of the larger initative on "Institutionalizing Gender-responsive Research and Development in Agriculture and NRM through Women's Networks". Workshop participants included members from Meghalaya and Sikkim in North east India, Nepal, Bhutan and Laos.
The major topics covered by this workshop: capacity building of the partners themselves in gender analysis, gender mainstreaming and organizational analysis, and on building the support for their Action Plans and activities within their own organizations
Women Urged to Lead the Fight Against Poverty
Women have been urged to take central stage in the fight against poverty in their communities.
Addressing the Limpopo Female Farmer Of The Year awards ceremony, Land and Agriculture Minister Lulama Xingwana said women needed to use agriculture to overcome hunger and unemployment.
Exchange and Capacity-Building Workshop on Farmer-led Documentation for Sustainable Agriculture / NRM
PELUM Association - Uganda and PROLINNOVA have taken the initiative to organise an exchange and capacity building workshop on farmer-led documentation for sustainable agriculture and natural resource management (NRM). This five-day event will take place from 6th- 10th November in Uganda.
Pressure Pays Off: Women Have Their Say on UN Reform
After months of pressure from women's rights groups, the Secretary General’s High Level Panel on Coherence allowed them to have their say in a consultation in Geneva, Switzerland. On July 2, the Panel met with representatives of more than 50 international civil society groups, including WEDO, to address the cross-cutting themes of gender equality, human rights and sustainable development/ environment.
The Seed Awards 2007
The Seed Awards, an international biennial competition, is designed to support innovative, entrepreneurial partnerships. Through the provision of targeted services, support, training and exposure to additional networks, the Seed Initiative helps young and promising partnerships bring their initiatives to fruition. The award is not monetary but a comprehensive package of tailor-made services from a range of organizations.
Enhancing Agricultural Innovation: How to Go Beyond the Strengthening of Research Systems
This paper takes stock of real-world innovation systems to assesses the usefulness of the innovation systems concept for guiding investments in agricultural technology development and economic growth.
The Future of Development Partnerships in Asia: Mapping the Agenda to 2015
This article reviews the scope of current partnerships between Asia and its development partners in aid and other areas, ranging across infrastructure, finance, trade, the environment, the private sector, poverty and social exclusion, and governance.
Experiences on Participative Projects Formulation for the Andean Program
The small producer’s organizations from Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and Colombia submitted 20 projects, for the first call of proposals for the Participative Innovation Programme with Small Farmers in the Andean Region
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