This document discusses implementing gender research at cross-CRP sites. It proposes identifying key gender issues across CRPs and refining approaches to address them. The research would be implemented jointly with other CRPs at existing landscape/basin/hub sites over 10 years. This would catalyze engagement, communication and capacity building strategies across partners to enhance achieving outcomes, particularly gender-related ones. Examples of potential sites discussed include western Africa, Bangladesh, and western Kenya. The goal is to increase resilience, food security, and environmental benefits through improved practices.

1. Cross-CRP gender research sites
Patti Kristjanson
CCAFS Research Leader/Senior Scientist, World Agroforestry Center
Gender Investors Meeting
Paris June 15th

2. Implementing in Cross-CRP sites
Proposal: Identify key cross CRP-cutting gender issues and refine
existing approaches to capture them
Implement the new research jointly with other CRP’s in
landscapes/basins/hubs that have been identified as CRP
research sites
Take a 10-year learning approach and catalyze the use of
engagement, communication and capacity strengthening
strategies by all partners aimed at enhancing the likelihood of
achieving outcomes (particularly gender-related ones)

3. CRP 1.1
Drought tolerant,
Water efficient
crops/varieties/livestock CCAFS/CRP7
breeds Seasonal weather
Agroforestry forecasts
Feed management Climate analogues
Crop residue mgment Index insurance
CRP 5
Improved water,
soil mgment
Implementing in Hubs, or Gender Sentinel Sites – W. Africa

4. Desired Impacts
Increased livelihood resilience,
improved food security, and
enhanced environmental function
Changes In Knowledge Attitudes OUTCOMES
And Skills
One or more of the actor groups have better
understanding and/or skills in: the benefits and Changes In Practices
value of new technologies and crop-livestock- One or more of the actor groups: use high
tree systems; diversified livelihood and level scenario planning; use new or
nutrition sources, ecosystem function; land, enhanced farming system technologies,
water and biodiversity management, seeds and adaptation strategies; diversify
implications of climate change and adaptation livelihoods and diets; use new knowledge
measures, community involvement; how to about inputs, finance, markets to change
work in partnership across scales and sectors in production, consumption and marketing
an adaptive & problem-oriented way systems
e.g. Mali Actor groups: NARES
(IER), NGO’s (SahelEco,
AMEDD, TreeAid, others),
local women’s groups, local
authorities

5. Implementing in Hubs, or Gender Sentinel
Sites – e.g. Khulna Hub, Bangladesh
Improved rice &
shrimp varieties
& mgment
Improved land,
water mgment
IFPRI: markets, Local
institutions, partners:
policies BRAC,
WEAI; SAVE,
Biofortification,
home gardens Climate services,
Insurance, seed banks

6. SW Bangladesh ‘Khulna Hub’
Theory of Change/Outcome logic
CRP3/CSISA CRP4 CCAFS/CRP7
O
CRP2 New rice Improved Improved climate
New inst’l varieties &
CRP5
homestead services, climate
U
Improved water T
arrangements, suitable aqua. production and women-smart
governance & P
policies, credit, species & systems, ag practices,
management
markets mgment diverse diets insurance U
practices Seed/food banks TS
A
EXTENSIONISTS <>FARMER COMMUNITIES<>SEED SECTOR PLAYERS<>NGOs<>
MICROFINANCE AGENCIES<>WATER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES<><>POLICY MAKERs<>CGIAR
C
RESEARCHERS<>NARS<>WOMENS GROUPS<>DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES T
O
CHANGES IN KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDES AND SKILLS R
One or more of the actor groups have better understanding and/or skills in: the benefits and value of new technologies and O
crop/fish varieties; implications of different land use plans, the impacts of external drivers of change on water resources;
community involvement in water mgment; how to work in partnership across scales and sectors in an adaptive & problem- UT
oriented way C
O
CHANGES IN PRACTICES M
One or more of the actor groups: use high level scenario planning; use tools and effective water governance strategies; ES
improve planning of water infrastructure; use new farm-level technologies, seeds and adaptation strategies; private sector
involvement in the agriculture sector including information, finance, markets and inputs;
I
MP
Reduce poverty, improve food security and strengthen livelihood resilience A
in coastal areas through improved water infrastructure , governance and
management, and more productive and diversified farm system
C
T

7. Kisumu/Nyando Basin (western Kenya)
Economics of Biochar (Cornell)
MICCA – East African Dairy Development (FAO,
m
ICRAF, ILRI, KARI, private sector partners)
COMART Community-led assets/value chains
CARE – carbon payments to smallholders
ICRAF – GHG measurement in complex
landscapes
Vi Agroforestry – SLM, carbon payments
CCAFS Participatory Action Research – with ILRI,
Lake Victoria
Vi, World Neighbours, CBOs, Min of Ag, Min of
CCAFS Baseline site LS, KARI: training, K sharing, etc in range of
CARE, PAR
improved SWLM
CIAT-TSBF - legumes and N-fixation through the
legume Africa network
Yellow squares: 10x10km2 ICRAF CIMMYT/KARI - Insect and Striga resistant and
long-run soils research blocks drought tolerant Maize
CCAFS & CRP5 (land & water): integrating socioeconomic and biophysical information
to help achieve outcome of improved SWLM actions on the ground!