Gender strategy
Tegene Ayele, Southern Ethiopia Agricultural Research
Institute (SARI)
Gender Capacity Development Training, ILRI Addis, 23-27 October 2017

Both Objectives and Outcomes are set with the expected results
The Objects have their own targets as beneficiaries who can share
the results after the implementation and achievements of the stated
objectives

Internal Objective
Questions Answer
Objective To increase the number of women researchers by 10% during 2018-2020
Level Internal
Activities Awareness creation on higher officials( director general, directors and senior research and management
bodies)
Target groups Directors, research coordinators, researchers, Women technical assistants after upgrading their
academic career, new women recruits, and supportive staffs( mostly in programming and planning
directorate)
Period 2018-2020
Place Hawassa (SARI, Southern agricultural research Institute) and research centers
Responsible Tegene Ayele, Zekarias Bassa, Tsegaye Bekele, Bereket Tofa and Alemayehu Bashe
Source of verification A number of women research staff in SARI ( Southern agricultural research Institute)
Opportunities and threats Opportunities: existence of research protocols, policies, regulations , gender structure and m women
and men farmers research groups participation in agricultural technology development
Threats: Lack of the sufficient budget and gender responsive strategic plan , attitude of decision
makers

External Objective
Questions Answer
Objective To increase the number of women farmers participation in agricultural technologies demonstration by 20%
in 2018-2020.
Level External
Activities Awareness creation of Researchers, Agricultural expert, s men and women farmers, and other stakeholders.
Target groups Women and men farmers, DAs, and agricultural experts
Period 2018-2020
Place Hawassa ,Areka, Arba minch, Worabe, Bonga and Jinka agricultural research centers ( Southern Ethiopia)
Responsible Tegene Ayele, Zekarias Bassa, Tsegaye Bekele, Bereket Tofa and Alemayehu ( SARI & Areka ataffs)
Source of verification A number of women and men farmers in participation in agricultural technologies demonstration by 20%
in 2018-2020.
Opportunities and
threats
Opportunities: existence of research protocols, policies, regulations , gender structure and m women and men
farmers research groups participation in agricultural technology development
Threats: Threats: Lack of the sufficient budget and gender responsive strategic plan , attitude of decision
makers

Objectives and outcomes
Activities Internal Objective 1. 1: To increase the number of women researchers by10% in 2018-
2020
Internal Outcome Indicator 1.1 : The number of women researchers increased by 10% in
2018-2020
Output indicators Responsible Budget and financial
resources
Verification sources
Awareness creation of
SARI’s and ARC’s
Decision makers have
been conducted depends
on the plan
Women researchers
increased in SARI by
10%
Tegene Ayele, Zekarias
Bassa, Tsegaye Bekele,
Bereket Tofa and
Alemayehu
Regional Government ,
SARI, (Gender
directorate and donors
for awareness creation)
A number of women
research staff in Areka
and SARI
Activities Objective: To increase the number of women farmers participation in agricultural technologies
demonstration by 20% in 2018-2020.
Internal Outcome Indicator 1.2: The number of women farmers in development of agricultural
technologies of crop, animal, natural resources research and PED raised by 20% in 2018-2020 within the
target areas of agricultural research centers, Southern Ethiopia.
Output indicators Responsible Budget and financial Verification sources
Awareness creation of
SARI’s and ARC’s
Decision makers have
been conducted depends
Women researchers
increased in SARI by
20%
Tegene Ayele, Zekarias
Bassa, Tsegaye Bekele,
Bereket Tofa and
Regional Government ,
SARI, (Gender
directorate and donors
A number of women
research staff in Areka
and SARI