This poster was presented by Esther Njuguna-Mungai (ICRISAT), as part of the Gender Research Coordinators' meeting (4 December 2017), related to Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute). Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/

1. CGIARResearchProgramonGrainLegumesandDrylandCerealsAgri-foodSystems
Unlockingmarkets,improvinglivelihoods
GENDERSTRATEGY
GenderConcernsintheDrylands
•Marginalizedcommunities,differentialaccesstoresources,shrinkinglandsize,
womenaccessworse
•Gendergapsinproduction,yieldsandincomes
•Relianceoncropfarmingasmainsourcesforfood,feed
•Lowinputagriculture
•Womenlaborkeyforagriculturalproduction,gendernorms,intra-household
powerrelations,genderedpatternsoflaborallocation
•Limitedparticipationofwomenbeyondproductionlevel:limitedmobility,
women’schronictimepovertyandnormsinfluencingwomen’sacceptable
behavior
•Malnutritionamongwomenofreproductiveageandchildrenbelow5.
KeyGenderConceptsused
•Decisionmaking
•Empowerment
•Participation
•Traitpreferencesinchoiceandadoption
•Gendernormsanalysis
•Women’slaborandtimeuseanalysis.
GenderResearchQuestionsAcrosstheFlagships
GenderResearchStrategyGoal
•Continuedlearningandimprovementingenderresearch,analysisand
interventionsthatstimulatetransitionstowarddrylandlivelihoodsthatare
inclusiveandrewardingforwomenandyouth.
Flagship1
Flagship3
Flagship4
Flagship5
(COA1.3)Acceleratingimpactsforwomenandyoungpeoplethrough
innovationsystemsandlearning
•Whatcanbetheroleofinnovativelearningandactionsystemsforgainful
engagementofyoungpeopleintheunderperformingagri-foodsystemsofgrain
legumesanddrylandcereals?
•Whatarethebottlenecksandtrade-offsinwomen’sparticipationinlocaland
regionalvaluechainsofthetargetcrops?Whatrolescaninclusive,innovative,
learningandactionsystemsplay?
•HowdocultureandnormsintersectwithGLDCagri-foodsystems?
Integratedfarmandhouseholdmanagement–Genderfocus
•Asmoremenmigrate,whatinterventionscanrelievethelaborburdenofwomen
inproduction?
•Genderandage-responsiveinformationdissemination.
•Promotionofgendersensitivedecisionmaking.
Varietyandhybriddevelopment
•Undertakeinclusiveandefficientseedsystemsresearchtoleverageagronomy
andcomplimentaryknowledgeandinnovations
•Unlockenterpriseopportunitiesforformalandinformalseedsystemsforwomen
andyouth
•Engagewomen,communitymembersinparticipatoryvarietyselectionto
improvetargetingoftheirpreferredtraits
•Supportdomesticconsumptionandprocessingbytacklingcookingand
processingtraits
•Improvepre-andpost-harvesthandlingincludingtheuseofcropdebrisfor
livestockfeedandfueltosavetimeforwomenandotherfarmers
•LeverageA4NHandothercomplementaryCRPinvestmentstomitigate
agriculture-relateddiseasesandsupportachievementofnutritionoutcomes.
Pre-breedingandtraitdiscovery
•Traitskeytomen,womenandyouththatenhanceutilizationandimprove
nutritionalvalue.
SLOsIDOs /
Sub-IDOs
GLDC
Outcomes
Flagship outcomesCluster of activities
Foundational
Values
Improvedfoodandnutritional
securityforhealthPovertyreduction
Improvednaturalresourcesand
ecosystemservices
Conduciveagriculturalpolicy
environmentReduceMarketBarriers
Increasedcapacityforinnovation
inpartnerdevelopment
organizationsandinpoorand
vulnerablecommunities
EndofCRPoutcome1:Expandedandresilient
production,valueaddition,tradingandconsumptionof
grainlegumesanddrylandcerealsintargetcountries
CoA1.2Valuechains,markets
anddriversofadoption
GenderandYouth
Capacitydevelopment
Partnerships&Innovation
Marketdemand,valuechain
optionsandhouseholdpreferences
understoodandincorporatedfor
inclusivetargetinganddevelopment
EndofCRPoutcome2:Improvedcapacityandinclusivity
ofagrifoodsystemstakeholderstocollaborativelydevelop
innovationsthatrespondtotheneedsofwomen,men&
youthinGLDC-basedlivelihoodsandvaluechains
1.Marketdemandassessment
forGLDCinnovations
2.Householdprioritiesand
technologypreferences
3.Trade-offassessment
betweenhousehold,value
chainandmarketdemands
Improvedtargeting&responsivenessofresearchtoend-user
demandsforacceleratedscalingandimpactofresearchoutputs
Inclusivetechnologies&innovationsdevelopedwithintheagrifood
system&evidencedisseminatedtoenablespilloverdeployment
Prioritizationguidingresearch
&innovationsforfood,
nutrition,resilienceand
povertyreductionalignedwith
nationallevelstrategies
CoA1.1Foresight,
climatechangeanalysis
andprioritysetting
1.Participatory,inclusiveand
systematicprioritizationof
GLDCresearch
2.Continuousengagementand
assessmentofdriversand
emergingtrends
Strengthenedenabling
environmentsandmechanismsto
facilitatescalingandadjustments
basedonevidence
CoA1.4Enabling
environmentsandscalingto
accelerateimpact
1.Identifyingcost-effectivescaling
strategiesforGLDCinnovations
2.Stakeholderengagement,
communicationsandcapacity
developmentforimpact
3.Assessingadoptionandimpact
Interventionsresponsivetogender
&socialinclusiondeveloped&
principlesforinclusiveness&
empowermentrolledoutinthe
researchandinnovationprocess
CoA1.3Acceleratingimpact
forwomenandyoungpeople
throughinclusiveinnovation
systemsandlearning
1.Supportingevidence-based
gendermainstreamingthrough
strategicgenderresearch
2.Developingmechanisms
forinclusivecollaborative
interventionsandoptions
testing
Dec2017
ContributiontoCGIAR-wideGenderResearchFramework
•Womenandyouthinruraltransformation
•Gendernormsinagriculturalresearch
•Genderandbreedinginitiative
•Genderdynamicsinseedsystems
•Genderandinnovativelearningandactionsystems.