An introduction and overview to the USAID Feed the Future funded the INGENAES (Integrating Gender and Nutrition within Agricultural Extension Services) project to reduce gender gaps in agriculture, increase empowerment of women farmers, and improve the integration of and attention to gender and nutrition, both in and through agricultural extension and advisory services.

1. Introducing the INGENAES Project
Andrea B. Bohn
Associate Director,
INGENAES and MEAS
Projects
University of Illinois at
Urbana Champaign
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December 11, 2014
M17/18
Ronald Reagan Building
Washington, D.C.

2. What we stand for
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Integrating
Gender and
Nutrition
within Agricultural
Extension
Services
IN
GE
N
A
E
S

3. Meet the Team
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http://ingenaes.illinois.edu
Director:
Dr. Paul McNamara, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Associate Directors:
• Andrea Bohn, UIUU (abohn@Illinois.edu)
• Dr. Kathy Colverson, Univ. of Florida
• Dr. Kristy Cook, Cultural Practice
Other Team Members:
• Maria Jones, UIUC
• Katy Heinz, UIUC
• Dr. Joyous Tata, UIUC
• Dr. Deborah Rubin, Cultural Practice
• Cristina Manfre, Cultural Practice
• Sarah Sahlaney, Cultural Practice
• Dr. Sandra Russo, University of Florida
• Nargiza Ludgate, University of Florida
• Dr. Mark Bell, University of California Davis
• Nikki Grey-Rutamu, University of California Davis
• Amanda Crump, University of California Davis
AOR and Alternate AOR:
• Dr. Jeannie Harvey
• Diane DeBernado

4. Vision & Goal
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VISION
empower women to better contribute to higher
household incomes, increase agricultural productivity,
and improve nutritional outcomes for family and
community members.
GOAL
reduce gender gaps in agriculture, increase empower-
ment of women farmers, and improve the integration of
and attention to gender and nutrition, both in and
through agricultural extension and advisory services.

5. Conceptual Framework
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6. Programmatic Approach in each Focus Country
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7. Connector
Convener
Incubator
INGENAES’ Role

8. Indicative activities
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9. Agriculture and Nutrition go Hand in Hand
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Health
Food Nutrition
AGRICULTURE
Income
EXTENSION
GENDER

10. Disclaimer
This presentation was made possible by the generous support of the American people through
the United States Agency for International Development, USAID. The contents are the
responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the
United States Government.