The document summarizes gender research in the Livestock and Fish research program. It outlines that the program's gender strategy was approved in 2013 and has guided projects and activities. Achievements include developing tools for gendered value chain analysis, training partners in 6 countries, and preparing publications. The vision is to appreciate gender research for enhancing livelihoods, recognize effectiveness and equity, allocate appropriate budgets, and include gender indicators in monitoring. Implementation challenges around capacity, data collection, and funding are addressed through strategies like training, tool development, and developing funding proposals. Partnerships with universities and NGOs are formed to build capacity and scale interventions.

1. CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future
Gender research in the Livestock
and Fish research program
Implementation
Impact pathway
The Consortium approved the program’s gender strategy in June
2013. The strategy has informed the program’s project
development and activities and guided ILRI’s gender research
Achievements to date:
• Partners identified in 5 value chain countries
• Training manual on gender analysis in agriculture developed
• Capacity development of partners on gender analysis
undertaken in 6 value chain countries
• Gendered value chain analysis tools developed and tested,
and partners trained
• Publications prepared and presented at international
conferences
A= accommodating; T= transformative
• Proposals/concept notes on gender transformative
Vision
approaches developed and submitted for funding
• Appreciate gender research in its own right as a driver to achieve the CGIAR’s
goal of enhancing marginal livelihoods;
Implementation challenges
• Recognize value of both effectiveness and equity rationales for gender research;
Challenge: Limited staff capacity in gender analysis/research
• Allocate appropriate budget for gender research and activities;
Response: Create gender capacity development strategy;
• Include gender-related qualitative and quantitative indicators in monitoring
Incorporate experiential learning methods into all training and
research; Integrate gender staff in value chain countries.
learning and evaluation frameworks;
• Participate fully in social science-bio-physical science interdisciplinary teams.
Challenge: Gathering data on the links between gender norms
and value chain development
Response: Design, test and disseminate innovative tools on
gender norms and value chain development.
Challenge: Scarcity of gender-specific funding opportunities
Response: Collaborate with partners to proactively develop
concept notes to engage donors and new funders.
Partnerships
• National universities for shared expertise, to build local gender
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capacity, develop research projects, scale-up interventions
• National and international NGOs to implement culturally
Key contacts
appropriate transformative interventions, using research
Kathleen Colverson : K.Colverson@cgiar.org
Paula Kantor: P.Kantor@cgiar.org
Alessandra Galie: A.Galie@cgiar.org
http://livestockfish.cgiar.org
evidence to inform policy and development action, developing
research projects, scaling-up interventions
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November 2013