Nature-positive solutions for shifting agrifood systems to more resilient and sustainable pathways

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Nature-positive solutions for shifting agrifood systems
to more resilient and sustainable pathways

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• Agriculture system based on regenerative, non-depleting and nondestructive
use of natural resources
• Stewardship of the environment and biodiversity (in the face of climate change
and other global environmental challenges like deforestation)
• Protect, sustainably manage and restore the productive system
• Ensure food security and nutrition for a growing population
UN Food Systems Summit Definition
What is Nature-Positive Agriculture?

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Nature+ Structure
WP1: Conserve.
Agrobiodiversity
conservation in situ
and ex situ
WP2: Manage.
Sustainable
management of
natural resources
WP4: Recycle.
Agro-waste
management
WP3: Restore.
Restoration of
degraded land
WP5:
Engage
Social inclusion,
capacity development
and policy

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Why Focus on Gender in Nature +?
• Landscape, natural resource degradation, climate change, etc. are
bad for women (and men)—women vulnerable in particular ways
• Women may be more likely to be left behind with agricultural
intensification, with less access to inputs (e.g. fertilizer) and
complementary services (ag and market information, finance etc.)
• Introduction of Nature + solutions have (+/-) implications for
women (gender roles, labor allocation, women's empowerment—
including decision-making and leadership at multiple scales)
• Women play important roles in seed storage, diversification, value
chains, and sourcing and preparing food
• To maximize women’s contribution, it is important to look for
opportunities to reach, benefit and empower women, while
minimizing any negative outcomes for women

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Gender in Nature +
Research approach:
• Each work package to contribute
to addressing key research
questions related to gender and
Nature Positive Solutions (NPS)
• Currently expanding on these
research questions to make them
explicit across all work packages
(work in progress)
• Gender-related research
questions are linked to overall
research objectives/questions
• Collect sex-disaggregated data
where possible
Inclusive engagement approach:
• Stakeholder engagement to
include women/women’s
organizations at multiple scales
• Community action plans are
developed using an inclusive
approach (women, youth,
indigenous, etc.)
• Build capacity of stakeholders
to on NPS to include a gender
lens

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Work Package 1: Conserve
• What are gender-differentiated roles in conservation of agro-
biodiversity, water and soils (AWS)? E.g.
• In situ and ex situ agro-biodiversity conservation and the
linkage between these two approaches
• Who is targeted and who benefits from payment for
environmental services (PES) investments?
• What are men’s and women’s roles in enhancing AWS
conservation across generations?
• Engaging women and youth in citizen science/education
activities to ensure women’s knowledge is captured and
transferred to the next generation

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Work Package 2: Manage
• What are roles of women in management of nature positive
solutions (NPS)? (e.g. in current seed system, priority value chains)
• Does women’s empowerment influence adoption of NPS? (e.g. on
farm crop diversification)
• Does adoption of NPS have different outcomes for men and
women differently (esp. labor allocation/time burden, benefit
sharing, women's empowerment)?
• How might the development of markets for neglected species
differentially affect men and women? (i.e. what are the risks and
opportunities of commercialization for women)
• What approaches can ensure women are included in collective
planning on farm management for more diverse landscapes/crop
varieties?

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Work Package 3: Restore
• To what extent does gender inequality drive degradative cycles?
• To what extent would women’s empowerment contribute to
restoration?
• What are gender and youth preferences for nature positive
solutions (NPS) to restore degraded lands?
• What are gendered barriers to adoption and equitable
distribution of costs and benefits?
• To what extent can digital tools remove lift gendered barriers to
adoption of NPS?
• Are there gender and youth differentiated outcomes of private
sector engagement on restoration?

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Work Package 4: Recycle
• How can circular economy-based innovations in rural areas be
designed to maximize benefits to communities including poor
women?
• How can women and youth in rural areas be supported to develop
and launch resource recovery businesses?
• Assessment of gender issues and opportunities to reduce
gender inequalities
• Capacity building needs assessment, training
• What are the (gendered) barriers to adoption of circular business
economy models at scale?
• Gender-friendly guide for implementation of circular
economy solutions in rural areas

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Work Package 5: Engage
• What is the true cost of food—what are the implications for
marginalized groups (including women)
• Do women perceive different externalities of current food
production systems?
• How are the benefits of NPS distributed across men and
women (synergies with WP3)
• How can PES and other incentives be designed to reach, benefit
and empower women? (synergies with WP1)
• What are gendered barriers to adoption of NPS—synthesis
guidance drawing on learning across WPs
• What are gendered capacity needs of marginalized groups
(including women)? How can policies, interventions, and
institutions support capacity building?

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How to Deliver on Gender in Nature+?
• Monthly extended management team meetings include
gender leads, additional meetings with gender team
• Plan for staffing within/across work packages to deliver on
gender research objectives
• Develop a gender strategy and outreach materials to confirm
commitment to gender in Nature + (with support from CGIAR
GENDER Impact Platform)
Engage partners in focal countries that work on gender