To Identify the Participation of World Vision Beneficiaries in Diversified Income Generating Activities.
Problem Faced by The World Vision Beneficiaries to Participate in Diversified Income Sources.
This document summarizes the work of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) related to gender and social inclusion. It outlines CCAFS' goal of ensuring rural women, youth and vulnerable groups benefit from efforts to reduce poverty, increase environmental resilience, improve food security and nutrition. Key strategies discussed include undertaking research to inform climate-smart solutions that do not increase women's workloads, increase women and youth's control over assets/resources, and promote their participation in decision making. The document also identifies knowledge gaps around gender differences in access to information, institutions, finance and decision making regarding climate-smart agriculture.
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index – What have we learned?IFPRI-PIM
This document summarizes efforts to improve the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) by discussing various studies and initiatives. It provides an overview of the different versions of the WEAI (original, abbreviated, project-specific, and value chain-specific) and how the index is constructed. It also shares key findings from applying the WEAI in multiple countries, such as workload and access to credit being common constraints. Additionally, it discusses preliminary results from a Philippines pilot that identify workload and group membership as top disempowerment factors. The document demonstrates how the WEAI can inform programming to empower women, using Bangladesh's ANGeL project as an example.
The Imperative of Extension: Lessons from Recent MEAS ExperienceMEAS
This document summarizes the key points from a presentation on lessons learned from recent experiences strengthening agricultural extension services. It argues that investing in extension is critical to reducing rural poverty and increasing agricultural productivity. It highlights several country examples where strengthened extension contributed to agricultural growth, poverty reduction, and improved nutrition outcomes. It also identifies some common challenges facing extension systems, such as weak research linkages, low and unpredictable financing, and lack of coordination among actors. Overall it advocates for continued efforts to strengthen extension through policies that enable pluralism, improve human and institutional capacity, and foster partnerships.
Rhiannon Pyburn, Illiana Monterroso, Hazel Malapit, Katrina Kosec, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Jennifer Twyman, and Dina Najjar
POLICY SEMINAR
Crafting the Next Generation of CGIAR Gender Research
Co-Organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets and IFPRI
OCT 30, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
Integrating Gender in Policy Research and OutreachIFPRI-PIM
There is growing recognition of the importance of gender issues in policy and research. Gender equality is recognized as one of the Sustainable Development Goals, and is key to achieving most of the other goals as well. Yet it is often not clear what this means, in practice, or what kinds of knowledge and interventions are needed to contribute to these goals.
In this webinar, IFPRI researchers Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Elizabeth Bryan discuss key gender issues and entry points for policy research and outreach, focusing on processes for integrating gender into each stage of the research process, including priority setting, research design, methodologies, conduct of research, and communications for impact.
For more information and full recording of this webinar, visit http://bit.ly/GenderinPolResWebinar
Building social infrastructure - United Way of Metropolitan ChicagoUnitedWay YorkRegion
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago is working to improve lives in Chicagoland communities that are facing challenges including rising poverty, poor education outcomes, lack of health care access, and urban violence. The needs in these communities have grown as public resources have shrunk. United Way is transforming its approach from solely funding agencies to taking a leadership role in convening partners to address the root causes of these issues. It has launched LIVE UNITED Neighborhood Networks in specific communities using a hub and spoke service model to integrate education, income, and health services. Initial results from the Brighton Park Network include expanded early childhood education, a parent mentor program in schools, tax assistance generating refunds, and a health promoters program engaging parents to
This document summarizes the work of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) related to gender and social inclusion. It outlines CCAFS' goal of ensuring rural women, youth and vulnerable groups benefit from efforts to reduce poverty, increase environmental resilience, improve food security and nutrition. Key strategies discussed include undertaking research to inform climate-smart solutions that do not increase women's workloads, increase women and youth's control over assets/resources, and promote their participation in decision making. The document also identifies knowledge gaps around gender differences in access to information, institutions, finance and decision making regarding climate-smart agriculture.
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index – What have we learned?IFPRI-PIM
This document summarizes efforts to improve the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) by discussing various studies and initiatives. It provides an overview of the different versions of the WEAI (original, abbreviated, project-specific, and value chain-specific) and how the index is constructed. It also shares key findings from applying the WEAI in multiple countries, such as workload and access to credit being common constraints. Additionally, it discusses preliminary results from a Philippines pilot that identify workload and group membership as top disempowerment factors. The document demonstrates how the WEAI can inform programming to empower women, using Bangladesh's ANGeL project as an example.
The Imperative of Extension: Lessons from Recent MEAS ExperienceMEAS
This document summarizes the key points from a presentation on lessons learned from recent experiences strengthening agricultural extension services. It argues that investing in extension is critical to reducing rural poverty and increasing agricultural productivity. It highlights several country examples where strengthened extension contributed to agricultural growth, poverty reduction, and improved nutrition outcomes. It also identifies some common challenges facing extension systems, such as weak research linkages, low and unpredictable financing, and lack of coordination among actors. Overall it advocates for continued efforts to strengthen extension through policies that enable pluralism, improve human and institutional capacity, and foster partnerships.
Rhiannon Pyburn, Illiana Monterroso, Hazel Malapit, Katrina Kosec, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Jennifer Twyman, and Dina Najjar
POLICY SEMINAR
Crafting the Next Generation of CGIAR Gender Research
Co-Organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets and IFPRI
OCT 30, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
Integrating Gender in Policy Research and OutreachIFPRI-PIM
There is growing recognition of the importance of gender issues in policy and research. Gender equality is recognized as one of the Sustainable Development Goals, and is key to achieving most of the other goals as well. Yet it is often not clear what this means, in practice, or what kinds of knowledge and interventions are needed to contribute to these goals.
In this webinar, IFPRI researchers Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Elizabeth Bryan discuss key gender issues and entry points for policy research and outreach, focusing on processes for integrating gender into each stage of the research process, including priority setting, research design, methodologies, conduct of research, and communications for impact.
For more information and full recording of this webinar, visit http://bit.ly/GenderinPolResWebinar
Building social infrastructure - United Way of Metropolitan ChicagoUnitedWay YorkRegion
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago is working to improve lives in Chicagoland communities that are facing challenges including rising poverty, poor education outcomes, lack of health care access, and urban violence. The needs in these communities have grown as public resources have shrunk. United Way is transforming its approach from solely funding agencies to taking a leadership role in convening partners to address the root causes of these issues. It has launched LIVE UNITED Neighborhood Networks in specific communities using a hub and spoke service model to integrate education, income, and health services. Initial results from the Brighton Park Network include expanded early childhood education, a parent mentor program in schools, tax assistance generating refunds, and a health promoters program engaging parents to
The document outlines strategies for promoting gender equality in development projects. It discusses:
1) Different levels of gender strategies from gender-blind to transformative.
2) Methods for developing gender-sensitive strategies including capacity building, targeting approaches, collective action, and participatory approaches.
3) Using baseline data and stakeholder consultations to inform specific, context-appropriate strategies to address issues identified for dairy development projects in East Africa such as low women's participation and control over assets/incomes. Multiple complementary strategies are proposed to suit different contexts.
Social protection programs aim to achieve multiple goals such as increasing school attendance, improving health status, and encouraging higher risk economic choices. They seek to increase households' ability to manage risk and contribute to economic growth. Common types of programs include social insurance, social assistance, and labor-based interventions. Many countries are increasingly adopting conditional cash transfer programs that provide assistance to poor families contingent on children's school attendance and healthcare visits. Effective social protection programs require adequate administrative capacity and coordination between implementing organizations.
This document outlines the overall gender strategy and research portfolio for the CGIAR Research Program 2 (CRP2) on policies, institutions, and markets to strengthen food security and incomes for the rural poor. The strategy includes integrating gender in each subtheme's research and outcomes, as well as conducting strategic gender research to generate evidence on gender in agriculture, evaluate linkages between development and gender relations, and apply gender analysis to policy. Specific gender-related outputs are identified for policies, institutions, and markets research. Three strategic research themes on the information base on gender in agriculture, linkages between development and gender relations, and applying gender analysis to policy implementation are described.
SSVK Patna (India) ppt an overview -2014Deepak Bharti
A Voluntary Organisation -SSVK Patna (India) ppt an overview -2014
Vision :
“establishment of an egalitarian society devoid of any kind of discrimination and exploitation based on caste, class, gender, race or religion: a society that would permit the collective flowering of human potential for humane ends” Mission:
“to work for the effective empowerment of the socially, economically and politically marginalised people to ensure their equitable participation in the societal mainstream”
College Promise: Delivering the American Dream for the 21st CenturyRotary International
Lack of access to colleges and universities is a challenge
for disadvantaged youth in both developing and developed
countries. One-third of young people in Washington, D.C.,
don’t finish high school, and even more don’t go on to college.
Poor academic performance and lack of preparedness
are major issues, as is unaffordability. Learn about some
leading programs that are improving college access and
preparedness in the United States, and how your club or
district could help.
The document discusses gender equality in rural Africa and achieving commitments outlined in the Malabo Declaration. It notes that while many African countries have committed to supporting women's participation in agriculture and business, gender barriers like unequal access to resources and social norms continue to limit growth. The framework presented highlights how addressing gaps in areas like assets, livelihoods strategies, and control over income can boost outcomes across sectors by empowering women and achieving more equitable distributions of work and rewards.
Rotary Family Health Days is a massive, comprehensive
Rotarian-led disease prevention program in Africa and
India. Over the last six years, Rotarians for Family Health
and AIDS Prevention, in partnership with 550 Rotary clubs,
in-country ministries of health, the U.S Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, private foundations, and major
media houses, has provided free annual health screenings
and critical immunizations to over 15 million underserved
citizens. Join us and learn how you can be part of this
lifesaving effort.
This document discusses empowering rural women and reducing poverty. It notes that rural women currently have very limited access to productive resources, education, and decision making power. Empowering women is both an opportunity to reduce poverty and a requirement to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The document outlines challenges like legal and cultural barriers that limit women's access to resources and participation. It argues that achieving gender equality and empowering women will require improved access to resources, participation in institutions, and basic services and infrastructure.
This document discusses empowering rural women and reducing poverty. It notes that rural women currently have very limited access to productive resources, education, and decision making power. Empowering women is both an opportunity to reduce poverty and a requirement to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The document outlines challenges like legal and cultural barriers that limit women's access to resources and participation. It argues that achieving gender equality and empowering women will require improved access to resources, participation in institutions, and basic services and infrastructure.
The document describes the development and piloting of a Gender in Irrigation Learning and Improvement Tool (GILIT). The tool was developed based on research evidence and peer reviewed. It was then piloted in irrigation schemes in Malawi and Uzbekistan. The piloting revealed that while national policies aim to improve gender equality, local social and cultural contexts still influence scheme management and outcomes. The tool was found to facilitate discussion about gender issues, but may need simplification for ease of use. Further refinement of the tool could help it continue contributing lessons learned at the policy and program level.
The document summarizes the structure and functions of the Iowa State University Extension system. It discusses its three-tier partnership between the federal, state, and local levels. At the federal level, USDA provides leadership and funding. At the state level, ISU Extension develops county-level programs. At the local level, county administrations receive some funding from taxes. The document outlines ISU Extension's program areas and how it serves Iowans through research, education, and partnerships with businesses and communities.
Our Humanitarian Specialist, Jacob de Hoop, presents findings on the effects of cash transfers on education outcomes. Presented to the German Development Institute in November 2018.
Innovating for impact in aquatic agricultural systems - transformative approa...WorldFish
This document discusses innovating approaches for closing gender gaps in aquatic agricultural systems through transformative research and development.
The key points are:
1) The authors propose a gender transformative approach to research and development that integrates technical interventions with those aimed at transforming social norms and gender relations.
2) This approach involves understanding local social and gender contexts, engaging both women and men, enabling critical reflection, and using iterative and participatory methods.
3) The goal is to test how combinations of technical and transformative interventions can lead to changes in gender roles/norms, access to resources, and ultimately improved livelihoods and development outcomes like reduced poverty and increased food security.
Myths about the feminization of agriculture: Implications for global food sec...IFPRI-PIM
This document summarizes a webinar that challenged four common myths about the feminization of agriculture and its implications for global food security.
The webinar debunked the myths that 1) feminization is the predominant global trend, 2) feminization is bad for agriculture, 3) women left behind are passive victims, and 4) all women farmers face similar challenges. It highlighted that roles and opportunities for men and women vary widely by context. Addressing structural disadvantages faced by women farmers, recognizing their contributions to household food security, and tailoring interventions to different groups of women are important for improving agricultural production and food systems. More research is needed on changing rural labor patterns and their impacts on food security for various communities
Improving Research Engagement to Support Policy and Institutional ChangeIFPRI-PIM
Webinar recorded on 23 Sept. 2020, co-organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems, and Collaborating for Resilience (CoRe).
Too often, research aiming to inform public policies or strengthen institutions for effective policy implementation remains disconnected from the real political economy of policy and institutional reform. This webinar introduces a new rubric to assess opportunities for research partnerships that navigate this complex terrain of power and leverage sometimes unexpected spaces of engagement.
Full recording at https://bit.ly/2GFIdx1.
Presentation by CCAFS/IITA researchers to Tanzania Members of Parliament, Sept. 13, 2017. Offers research findings on gender budgeting, policy analysis, and climate change adaptation.
Find here attached presentation of seminar on GROUP approach, why we need GROUP approach at present...
Content... SHG'S, FIG'S, FFS, LBA, VSS. WS, DAIRY COOPERATIVES, FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS and more
This document describes the "Caisses de Resilience" (CdR) approach, which aims to enhance community resilience in Africa. The CdR approach strengthens social, technical and financial capacities of rural communities through community-managed savings and loans schemes linked to sustainable agriculture and nutrition practices. It has been implemented in several countries in Africa. The approach empowers smallholder farmers and women's groups through increased access to loans and training to diversify livelihoods and better manage risks. Implementation of the CdR approach requires engagement of local partners over a period of 2-3 years.
Teagen Johnson: CHNA Dane County, WI: Creighton MPH602Teagen Johnson
The document provides a community health needs assessment for Dane County, Wisconsin. It outlines the assessment process, which includes defining the community, identifying stakeholders, collecting and analyzing demographic and health indicator data, and prioritizing issues. Key findings include the county's diverse and educated population with access to healthcare, lower than average rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease but high rates of chronic disease overall. Teen pregnancy and low birthweight are relatively low concerns.
IFPRI organized a two day workshop on “Agricultural Extension Reforms in South Asia – Status, Challenges, and Policy Options” to be organized at Committee Room 3, NASC, Pusa, New Delhi on February 17-18, 2015. IFPRI has been conducting research related to agricultural extension reforms in India and collaborating with researchers in other south Asian countries for the past five years through various projects. For understanding extension reforms in India, a major consultation was held in NAARM in 2009 during which policy makers called for development of evidence for spreading extension reform process in India. Since then several research papers have been produced on various aspects of Indian extension system. While they are presented in various forms including several discussion papers, there is a need to pull all the research result together to present it in form that could be used by the policy makers to further guide them in the reform process. South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are going through similar challenges in getting knowledge to farmers. Several experiment shave been conducted to test new approaches to extension by the public, private and NGO sectors. Learning from each country experiences will bring collective understanding and knowledge for the policy makers who are attempting to bring changes in the reform process. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together a groups of researchers, analysts and policy makers to present the issues, constraints and challenges facing agricultural extension reforms that are being implemented in South Asian countries.
The document outlines strategies for promoting gender equality in development projects. It discusses:
1) Different levels of gender strategies from gender-blind to transformative.
2) Methods for developing gender-sensitive strategies including capacity building, targeting approaches, collective action, and participatory approaches.
3) Using baseline data and stakeholder consultations to inform specific, context-appropriate strategies to address issues identified for dairy development projects in East Africa such as low women's participation and control over assets/incomes. Multiple complementary strategies are proposed to suit different contexts.
Social protection programs aim to achieve multiple goals such as increasing school attendance, improving health status, and encouraging higher risk economic choices. They seek to increase households' ability to manage risk and contribute to economic growth. Common types of programs include social insurance, social assistance, and labor-based interventions. Many countries are increasingly adopting conditional cash transfer programs that provide assistance to poor families contingent on children's school attendance and healthcare visits. Effective social protection programs require adequate administrative capacity and coordination between implementing organizations.
This document outlines the overall gender strategy and research portfolio for the CGIAR Research Program 2 (CRP2) on policies, institutions, and markets to strengthen food security and incomes for the rural poor. The strategy includes integrating gender in each subtheme's research and outcomes, as well as conducting strategic gender research to generate evidence on gender in agriculture, evaluate linkages between development and gender relations, and apply gender analysis to policy. Specific gender-related outputs are identified for policies, institutions, and markets research. Three strategic research themes on the information base on gender in agriculture, linkages between development and gender relations, and applying gender analysis to policy implementation are described.
SSVK Patna (India) ppt an overview -2014Deepak Bharti
A Voluntary Organisation -SSVK Patna (India) ppt an overview -2014
Vision :
“establishment of an egalitarian society devoid of any kind of discrimination and exploitation based on caste, class, gender, race or religion: a society that would permit the collective flowering of human potential for humane ends” Mission:
“to work for the effective empowerment of the socially, economically and politically marginalised people to ensure their equitable participation in the societal mainstream”
College Promise: Delivering the American Dream for the 21st CenturyRotary International
Lack of access to colleges and universities is a challenge
for disadvantaged youth in both developing and developed
countries. One-third of young people in Washington, D.C.,
don’t finish high school, and even more don’t go on to college.
Poor academic performance and lack of preparedness
are major issues, as is unaffordability. Learn about some
leading programs that are improving college access and
preparedness in the United States, and how your club or
district could help.
The document discusses gender equality in rural Africa and achieving commitments outlined in the Malabo Declaration. It notes that while many African countries have committed to supporting women's participation in agriculture and business, gender barriers like unequal access to resources and social norms continue to limit growth. The framework presented highlights how addressing gaps in areas like assets, livelihoods strategies, and control over income can boost outcomes across sectors by empowering women and achieving more equitable distributions of work and rewards.
Rotary Family Health Days is a massive, comprehensive
Rotarian-led disease prevention program in Africa and
India. Over the last six years, Rotarians for Family Health
and AIDS Prevention, in partnership with 550 Rotary clubs,
in-country ministries of health, the U.S Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, private foundations, and major
media houses, has provided free annual health screenings
and critical immunizations to over 15 million underserved
citizens. Join us and learn how you can be part of this
lifesaving effort.
This document discusses empowering rural women and reducing poverty. It notes that rural women currently have very limited access to productive resources, education, and decision making power. Empowering women is both an opportunity to reduce poverty and a requirement to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The document outlines challenges like legal and cultural barriers that limit women's access to resources and participation. It argues that achieving gender equality and empowering women will require improved access to resources, participation in institutions, and basic services and infrastructure.
This document discusses empowering rural women and reducing poverty. It notes that rural women currently have very limited access to productive resources, education, and decision making power. Empowering women is both an opportunity to reduce poverty and a requirement to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The document outlines challenges like legal and cultural barriers that limit women's access to resources and participation. It argues that achieving gender equality and empowering women will require improved access to resources, participation in institutions, and basic services and infrastructure.
The document describes the development and piloting of a Gender in Irrigation Learning and Improvement Tool (GILIT). The tool was developed based on research evidence and peer reviewed. It was then piloted in irrigation schemes in Malawi and Uzbekistan. The piloting revealed that while national policies aim to improve gender equality, local social and cultural contexts still influence scheme management and outcomes. The tool was found to facilitate discussion about gender issues, but may need simplification for ease of use. Further refinement of the tool could help it continue contributing lessons learned at the policy and program level.
The document summarizes the structure and functions of the Iowa State University Extension system. It discusses its three-tier partnership between the federal, state, and local levels. At the federal level, USDA provides leadership and funding. At the state level, ISU Extension develops county-level programs. At the local level, county administrations receive some funding from taxes. The document outlines ISU Extension's program areas and how it serves Iowans through research, education, and partnerships with businesses and communities.
Our Humanitarian Specialist, Jacob de Hoop, presents findings on the effects of cash transfers on education outcomes. Presented to the German Development Institute in November 2018.
Innovating for impact in aquatic agricultural systems - transformative approa...WorldFish
This document discusses innovating approaches for closing gender gaps in aquatic agricultural systems through transformative research and development.
The key points are:
1) The authors propose a gender transformative approach to research and development that integrates technical interventions with those aimed at transforming social norms and gender relations.
2) This approach involves understanding local social and gender contexts, engaging both women and men, enabling critical reflection, and using iterative and participatory methods.
3) The goal is to test how combinations of technical and transformative interventions can lead to changes in gender roles/norms, access to resources, and ultimately improved livelihoods and development outcomes like reduced poverty and increased food security.
Myths about the feminization of agriculture: Implications for global food sec...IFPRI-PIM
This document summarizes a webinar that challenged four common myths about the feminization of agriculture and its implications for global food security.
The webinar debunked the myths that 1) feminization is the predominant global trend, 2) feminization is bad for agriculture, 3) women left behind are passive victims, and 4) all women farmers face similar challenges. It highlighted that roles and opportunities for men and women vary widely by context. Addressing structural disadvantages faced by women farmers, recognizing their contributions to household food security, and tailoring interventions to different groups of women are important for improving agricultural production and food systems. More research is needed on changing rural labor patterns and their impacts on food security for various communities
Improving Research Engagement to Support Policy and Institutional ChangeIFPRI-PIM
Webinar recorded on 23 Sept. 2020, co-organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems, and Collaborating for Resilience (CoRe).
Too often, research aiming to inform public policies or strengthen institutions for effective policy implementation remains disconnected from the real political economy of policy and institutional reform. This webinar introduces a new rubric to assess opportunities for research partnerships that navigate this complex terrain of power and leverage sometimes unexpected spaces of engagement.
Full recording at https://bit.ly/2GFIdx1.
Presentation by CCAFS/IITA researchers to Tanzania Members of Parliament, Sept. 13, 2017. Offers research findings on gender budgeting, policy analysis, and climate change adaptation.
Find here attached presentation of seminar on GROUP approach, why we need GROUP approach at present...
Content... SHG'S, FIG'S, FFS, LBA, VSS. WS, DAIRY COOPERATIVES, FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS and more
This document describes the "Caisses de Resilience" (CdR) approach, which aims to enhance community resilience in Africa. The CdR approach strengthens social, technical and financial capacities of rural communities through community-managed savings and loans schemes linked to sustainable agriculture and nutrition practices. It has been implemented in several countries in Africa. The approach empowers smallholder farmers and women's groups through increased access to loans and training to diversify livelihoods and better manage risks. Implementation of the CdR approach requires engagement of local partners over a period of 2-3 years.
Teagen Johnson: CHNA Dane County, WI: Creighton MPH602Teagen Johnson
The document provides a community health needs assessment for Dane County, Wisconsin. It outlines the assessment process, which includes defining the community, identifying stakeholders, collecting and analyzing demographic and health indicator data, and prioritizing issues. Key findings include the county's diverse and educated population with access to healthcare, lower than average rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease but high rates of chronic disease overall. Teen pregnancy and low birthweight are relatively low concerns.
IFPRI organized a two day workshop on “Agricultural Extension Reforms in South Asia – Status, Challenges, and Policy Options” to be organized at Committee Room 3, NASC, Pusa, New Delhi on February 17-18, 2015. IFPRI has been conducting research related to agricultural extension reforms in India and collaborating with researchers in other south Asian countries for the past five years through various projects. For understanding extension reforms in India, a major consultation was held in NAARM in 2009 during which policy makers called for development of evidence for spreading extension reform process in India. Since then several research papers have been produced on various aspects of Indian extension system. While they are presented in various forms including several discussion papers, there is a need to pull all the research result together to present it in form that could be used by the policy makers to further guide them in the reform process. South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are going through similar challenges in getting knowledge to farmers. Several experiment shave been conducted to test new approaches to extension by the public, private and NGO sectors. Learning from each country experiences will bring collective understanding and knowledge for the policy makers who are attempting to bring changes in the reform process. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together a groups of researchers, analysts and policy makers to present the issues, constraints and challenges facing agricultural extension reforms that are being implemented in South Asian countries.
Enhancing the Nutrition Sensitivity of Agriculture and Food Systems: What Has Been Done, and What
Needs to be Done?
Stuart Gillespie, Senior Research Fellow, PHND, IFPRI, United Kingdom
The survey aimed to learn about views on gender issues in agricultural development projects. Preliminary results found:
- Respondents agreed factors like differences in men's and women's resources and project acceptability to both genders are extremely important to consider in project design.
- Monitoring changes in household income, food security, and women's participation and access to services were seen as most important for evaluation.
- Most respondents felt gender should be integrated into all aspects and stages of projects, from design to implementation to evaluation.
- Training was seen as still needed to strengthen skills in conducting gender analysis and developing gender-responsive monitoring frameworks.
Village Level Studies (VLS) program of ICRISAT has been an avenue for learning and capacity building for researchers. Objective of the study is to trace researchers (from 1975 – 2013) who availed research opportunities through VLS.
India faces high levels of malnutrition that impact over half its children and cause substantial economic losses. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) program aims to address malnutrition's causes but has had limited impact due to focusing on increasing coverage rather than improving service quality or changing family behaviors. ICDS must be reformed to emphasize disease prevention, nutrition education, and targeting the most vulnerable groups in order to realize its potential to reduce malnutrition.
This document provides guidance on using causal analysis and problem trees within the Theory of Change (TOC) process. It discusses how to identify an overarching problem and draft problem statements, identify key problems and underlying causes, and represent these in a problem tree diagram. The document emphasizes the importance of causal analysis in understanding why problems exist and exploring cause-effect pathways. It also notes that problem trees help represent a systems-thinking approach to analyzing causes and effects, and that identifying strong causal linkages is critical for project design. An example problem tree is provided and analyzed to identify strong and flawed causal linkages.
This document analyzes nutrition changes in Odisha, India from 1992-2014 through a review of nutrition outcomes, determinants, policies, and programs. It finds that while stunting, wasting, and underweight in children declined significantly, anemia and low birth weight improved modestly. Coverage increased for many nutrition-specific interventions like supplementary feeding and immunizations. However, underlying determinants like poverty, sanitation, and early marriage showed less progress. The improvements are attributed to political leadership, investments in health and nutrition programs, infrastructure, and development partner support, while continued action on underlying factors is still needed.
Presentation of BFN activities to SADC countries - Feb 2015Teresa Borelli
The presentations was delivered to a meeting of SADC countries showing how traditional crops can provide useful food alternatives when nutrition and food security is poor and when climate events can cause other crops to fail.
This document summarizes the Transform Nutrition research consortium, which aims to accelerate reductions in undernutrition. It has partners in India, Bangladesh, Kenya, and other focus countries. The consortium will examine how to effectively scale up direct nutrition interventions, maximize the nutrition impact of indirect programs like social protection and agriculture, and create an enabling policy environment. It will explore cross-cutting issues of governance, inclusion, and fragility. The consortium is led by six organizations and will generate evidence to influence policymaking and nutrition action through stakeholder engagement and communications strategies.
Achieving Equitable Outcomes with Results-Based Accountability Clear Impact
Achieving equitable outcomes is an integral part of the implementation of Results Based Accountability (RBA). Each step of RBA's Turn the Curve process includes the opportunity for practitioners to consider diversity, equity, and inclusion. This webinar will provide participants with concrete methods for approaching their Turn the Curve process with equity at the forefront, and not as an afterthought.
Unpacking the “Gender Box”: Identifying the Gender Dimensions of Your ResearchIFPRI Gender
This document provides an overview of key concepts and tools for conducting gender analysis in agricultural research and development projects. It defines common gender terminology and explains why gender differences are important to consider. The document outlines different levels of gender analysis from the individual to household to plot levels. It also discusses objectives for gender-sensitive programs, strategies to measure women's empowerment, and resources for further gender analysis.
IPAR-Rwanda's Annual Research Conference at Umubano Hotel from 28-29 January ...Bosco Hitimana
1) National agricultural production contributed significantly to household food security in Rwanda between 1980-2010, as agricultural exports and production were found to have long-run positive relationships with food security.
2) Livelihood options were also found to contribute to household food security in 2014, with variables like non-farm income, use of fertilizers, and participation in livelihood activities being significantly associated with improved food security.
3) The study concluded that while agriculture remains important, livelihood options will play a greater role in ensuring food security for future generations in Rwanda.
IPAR-Rwanda's Annual Research Conference at Umubano Hotel from 28-29 January ...Bosco Hitimana
1) National agricultural production contributed significantly to household food security in Rwanda between 1980-2010, as agricultural exports and production were found to have long-run positive relationships with food security.
2) Livelihood options were found to be significant determinants of household food security in 2014, with activities like off-farm income, use of fertilizers, and livelihood options positively impacting food security.
3) The study concluded that while agriculture continues to be important for household food security, livelihood options will play a greater role in ensuring food security for future generations in Rwanda. It recommended expanding employment, mechanization, partnerships with industry, and funding for integrated food security and health programs.
Gender knowledge for mitigating climatic risksCGIAR
This presentation was given by Tripti Agarwal (CIMMYT), as part of the Annual Gender Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on 25-27 September 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, hosted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and co-organized with KIT Royal Tropical Institute.
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-conference-2018/
Kristin Davis, Guush Berhane, Catherine Mthinda, Ephraim Nkonya
WEBINAR
East Africa Perspectives on the Book: Agricultural Extension – Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries
OCT 28, 2020 - 03:30 PM TO 05:00 PM SAST
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4. General BackgroundGeneral Background
The overall development of the country depends on massive
involvement of people in IGAs
Since mid 1970s, NGOs in Bangladesh started massive activities
with diversified income sources (DIS)
World Vision is one of them dealing with DIS since 1972
These are expected to affect the poor people livelihoods by using
limited resources
The main objective of World Vision program is to promote DIS
5. Research problemResearch problem
Most of the people are involved in a single income source
To get maximum output from our limited resources they need to be involved in DIS
Both GOs and NGOs have been working with DIS since last few decades
World Vision has a Program aiming to increase productivity and production through DIS
Research questions
To what extent the beneficiaries participate in DIS under World Vision
What are the influential characteristics of them affect their participation in DIS
To what extent the relationships prevail between their selected characteristics with
the participation in DIS
Do the beneficiaries face any difficulties in participating in DIS
6. ObjectivesObjectives
To determine the extent of participation in diversified
income sources by World Vision beneficiaries.
To explore the relationship of the selected
characteristics of the beneficiaries with their extent of
participation in diversified income sources.
To ascertain the problem faced by the beneficiaries to
participate in diversified income sources.
7. Conceptual framework
Characteristics of the
beneficiaries
Age
Education
Family size
Farm size
Annual family income
Input supply
Training received
NGO affiliation
Cosmopoliteness
Problems Confronted by the Beneficiaries
Factors as hidden variables
Norms Values Culture
Attitude Fatalism
Aspiration
Poverty alleviation
through
improvement of
livelihoods of the
rural poor
PARTICIPATION
IN DIVERSIFIED
INCOME
SOURCES
11. Population and samplePopulation and sample
Population: World Vision beneficiaries of Dhakua union
Total population: 433 in 25 groups
Sample: 110 beneficiaries
Sampling method: Stratified proportionate random sampling method
Instrument: Structured interview schedule and SCDs
Data collection: 22 March to 22 April 2007
12. Dependent and independent variablesDependent and independent variables
Dependent variable:
Extent of participation in DIS by World Vision beneficiaries
Independent variables:
Age
Education
Family size
Farm size
Annual family income
Input supply
Training received
NGO affiliation
Cosmopoliteness
13. Measurement of dependent variableMeasurement of dependent variable
(Participation in DIS)(Participation in DIS)
Dimensions of participation
Frequency of performance
Part of work done
Control over decision
Frequency of
performance
Par of work done Control over decision Score
Not at all Not at all Absolutely no decision by self 0
Rarely Less than half of the requirement Shared decision, mainly by others 1
Occasionally More than half of the requirement Shared decision, mainly by self 2
Regularly Completely Full decision by self 3
4-point rating scale for each of the dimensions scored as:
14. Measurement of dependent variableMeasurement of dependent variable
Participation Index (PI)
fa = Actual frequency of performance
fp = Possible frequency of performance
wa = Actual part of work done
wp = Possible part of work done
da = Actual control over decision
dp = Possible control over decision
Possible range of PI = 0-100%Possible range of PI = 0-100%
100
d
d
w
w
f
f
3
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PI
p
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p
a
p
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15. Measurement of problem confrontationMeasurement of problem confrontation
SCDs (Scored Causal Diagrams) of
PFM (Participatory Farm Management)
16. Hypotheses and statistical testsHypotheses and statistical tests
H0
: There is no relationship between the selected characteristics of the
beneficiaries and their extent of participation in diversified income
sources.
Statistical tests
Range, mean, percentage distribution and standard deviation and
Pearson’s Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation (r)
18. Characteristics profile of World Vision beneficiaries
Characteristics
(units)
Range Respondents
Mean
Std.
Dev.Possible Observed Categories %
Age
(Year)
- 22-50
Young (≤30)
Middle-aged (31-45)
Old (>45)
57.3
40.9
1.8
31.72 6.44
Education
(Year of
schooling)
- 0-16
Illiterate (0)
Primary education (1-5)
Secondary education (6-10)
HSC (>10)
14.5
61.0
19.0
5.5
4.68 3.60
Family size
(Number)
- 2-11
Small family (up to 4)
Medium family (5-6)
Large family (above 6)
35.5
50.0
14.5
5 1.63
Farm size
(Hectare)
- 0.02-3.48
Marginal farmer (0.02-0.2)
Small farmer (0.21-1.0)
Medium farmer (1.1-3.0)
Large farmer (>3.0)
18.2
50.6
29.1
1.8
0.68 0.58
Annual family
income
(in ‘000’ Taka)
- 7-370
Low(≤50)
Medium (51-100)
High (>100)
30.9
43.6
25.5
86.53 57.98
19. continued
Input supply
(Taka.)
- 0-3800
Low(≤1267)
Medium (1268-2533)
High (>2533)
83.6
5.5
10.9
739.82 990.53
Training received
(day)
- 0-12
Low(≤4)
Medium (5-8)
High (>8)
51.8
28.2
20.0
4.55 3.30
NGO affiliation
(year)
- 0-18
Low(≤6)
Medium (7-12)
High (>12)
98.2
0.0
1.8
1.35 2.42
Cosmopoliteness
(score)
0-30 0-18
Poor(≤10)
Moderate(11-20)
Good (>20)
61.8
38.2
0.0
8.05 4.83
20. Participation in DISParticipation in DIS
Range (score) Respondents
Mean Std. Dev.
Possible Observed Categories No. %
0-100 15.38-64.10
Low(≤33)
Medium (34-67)
High (>67)
22
88
00
16.4
83.6
0.0
43.37 10.25
21. Ranking of diversified income sources in respect to PIRanking of diversified income sources in respect to PI
Rank order Income sources Average
1 Homestead vegetable cultivation 72.63
2 Marketing of product 72.32
3 Field crop production 70.40
4 Poultry rearing 66.06
5 Beef cattle fattening 61.11
6 Spice cultivation 55.25
7 Goat rearing 39.29
8 Pond fish culture 37.47
9 Mini-mixed orchard 32.83
10 Bio-intensive gardening 25.56
11 Road side tree plantation 14.34
12 Rice-cum fish culture 9.09
13 Nursery management 8.48
22. Relationship between selected characteristics and participationRelationship between selected characteristics and participation
Characteristics Extent of participation
Age 0.093
Education 0.234*
Family size 0.095
Farm size 0.429**
Annual family income 0.335**
Input supply 0.368**
Training received 0.379**
NGO affiliation -0.198*
Cosmopoliteness 0.368**
23. Low participation in
diversified income
sources (100)
Low poultry
rearing (20)
Lack of poultry
feed (8)
Lack of vaccine
(12)
Low rice-cum fish
culture (5)
Low water
storage in field
(5)
Low cooperation from
male in family (2)
Unwillingness to
beef cattle fattening
(20)
Unwillingness to
goat
rearing (25)
Lack of homestead
vegetable cultivation (25)
Lack of interest in road
side tree plantation (5)
Inadequate homestead
land (22) Laziness to prepare
hedge (1)
Prone to be attacked by
livestock and poultry (1)
Husband restricts wife to
participate (2)
Women feel shy to
participate (3)
Social and religious
restriction (3)
Low rice cultivation
(20)
Land scarcity to
cultivate rice (5)
None can raise voice
against discrimination (8)
The poor get less legal
support (7)
Lack of awareness
(10)
Lack of technical
knowledge (15)
Lack of education
(10)
Lack of need based
training (15)
Absence of selected
person in training session
(6)
Participation in training
for money/food (9)
Less part of benefit goes to
sharecropper who cultivates
(15)
Lack of cattle feed
(20)
24. Ranking of problemsRanking of problems
Rank order Problem Obtained score
1 Inadequate homestead land 22
2 Lack of vaccine 12
3 Lack of education 10
4 Participation in training for money/food 9
5 Lack of poultry feed 8
6 None can raise voice against discrimination 8
7 The poor get less legal support 7
8 Absence of selected person in training session 6
9 Land scarcity to cultivate rice 5
10 Low water storage in field 5
11 Social and religious restriction 3
12 Low cooperation from male in family 2
13 Husband restricts wife to participate 2
14 Laziness to prepare hedge 1
26. There was further scope to increase participation of World Vision
beneficiaries in DIS
There was also opportunities to improve the level of education of the
respondents to increase the extent of participation in DIS
Farm size was an important characteristic influencing the participation
in DIS
There was possibility to increase input supply for the beneficiaries in
order to increase participation in DIS
Training had a great influence on the participation in DIS
Cosmopoliteness had a considerable influence on the participation in
DIS
ConclusionsConclusions
27. Recommendations for policy implicationRecommendations for policy implication
Need based training support should be increased by the GOs and
NGOs to increase the participation in DIS by the rural poor
Educational facilities should be provided to the rural people through
adult learning program
Various inputs for participation in DIS should be made available and
accessible
Government policy concerning land tenure should be redefined so
that sharecroppers who actually cultivate can get equal part of
benefits from the crops
Legal support for the rural poor should be strengthened
Motivational campaign may be arranged to motivate male partners
of the family to cooperate females as well as to minimize social and
religious restriction
28. Recommendations for further researchRecommendations for further research
Similar studies in other parts of the country to generalize the
outcomes
Further studies with other independent and dependent
variables
Studies with similar variables to validate the present findings
Further studies to determine various aspects of participation
in DIS
Research works to identify particularly the obstacles and to
explore the potentialities of the beneficiaries to overcome the
hindrances