We need to create opportunities to help #women break into parts of #foodsystems where the returns are higher while addressing the barriers of #capital & #knowledge requirements, #socialnorms, and attitudes that hold them back. bit.ly/3tcVXCE
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Agricultural research for development. Passionate about rural women's empowerment and making agricultural technologies work for the poor. Views my own.
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Manual weeding is time consuming and back-breaking due to bending for hours. A new weeding technology introduced by is easing the lives of women smallholder farmers who produce majority of the crop in sub-Saharan Africa.
👉 bit.ly/3N4MutH #GenderinAg
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Have you submitted your abstracts and session proposals for international conference "From research to Impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems'?
Submit before June 20!
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Number of women speakers: 2/13
Very few faculty here to use our base rates, but what a showcase to talk about IIT-B's contribution ! twitter.com/iitbombay/stat
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In South India, a group of tribal women are leading a movement towards healthier community diets. Read and watch the story of millet entrepreneur Ramamma, one of the women processing millet and marketing nutritious products in their communities
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📢 Call for contributions to ‘From research to impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems’ co-hosted by and .
👉 on.cgiar.org/42GmEl2
📅 October 9-12, 2023
📍 New Delhi, India
🚨 Submit your abstracts by June 20, 2023
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Winning the 2023 with the #Agrobiodiversity Index highlights the strength of collaboration between #OneCGIAR researchers working through #NEXUSGainsInitiative and national partners. 🥇 bit.ly/43Y3pnz
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Congratulations ! We are excited to continue our collaboration with to ensure gender equality drives food transformation!
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We’re excited to announce that Julie Delahanty has been appointed as our new president! Julie’s leadership will be key as IDRC seeks to deliver on our Strategy 2030 aimed at building a more inclusive, sustainable world. @CanadaDev
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Do you want to share cutting-edge knowledge on gender and inclusion in #foodsystems? The call for abstracts and session proposals is still open for international conference by and
Submit now👉 bit.ly/44XONFU #GenderinAg
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In this paper and co-authors explore the gender dynamics in common bean production among smallholder common bean farmers in Burundi.
Read more on their findings via 👇 #GenderinAg #OneCGIAR
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Joint decision making and collective action reduces gender gaps in accessing and using climate smart technologies in Burundi
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33 @BiovIntCIAT_eng @CGIARgender @_PABRA
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The synergy between government and non-government organizations in promoting science-led farming practices is empowering farmers & nurturing innovation for the advancement of sustainable agriculture.
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A special project on scientific preservation/value addition of spices & vegetables has been taken up in Nandapur, Semiliguda, Lamtaput & Pottangi Blocks, jointly by @krushibibhag and @mission_shakti with support from NGO partner PRADAN. Happy to interact with the WSHGs at Khurji.
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Headline-1: India had most maternal deaths, stillbirths and neonatal deaths in 2020. Headline-2: India maternal mortality ratio down 75% in less than 2 decades. Where do journalists get data, how do they report it? What do readers need to know to interpret headlines? #DataTalk
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From a food grain deficit to surplus state, Odisha's production soared from 55.35 lakh MT in 2000-01 to 136.07 lakh MT in 2022-23. Proud to be the 4th largest contributor to Paddy procurement pool of Food Corporation of India (FCI).
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Non-promotable work: One study found that women were 2.7x more likely than men to volunteer to serve on a committee. Leaders should compensate women for such non-promotable work, ensure women are not overloaded & make sure the work is evenly distributed.
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Goa has seen almost no pre-monsoon showers and rain deficit has already touched 74%. #Monsoon2023 is expected on Monday, but what has become a reality is the impact of #climate change and a strategy needs to be drawn up immediately if #Goa has to sustain itself... Read on
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Imagine how much more productive and less stressed we would be, if only all journals agreed one one simple manuscript format & reference style
Instead we waste millions of $$$ in time... that could have gone into actual research
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Study of 33 dual-income couples finds men's jobs were discussed as more demanding, requiring rigid protected time; women's discussed as flexible & accommodating childcare needs. This is due to gendered perceptions prioritizing men's paid work.
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Joint decision making and collective action reduces gender gaps in accessing and using climate smart technologies in Burundi
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While livestock are often associated with some of the world’s biggest challenges—unhealthy diets, climate change, biodiversity losses—in low/middle-income countries, #livestocksystems can improve nutritional outcomes, resilience, livelihoods and more.
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The power of #women in senior gender research positions mentoring mid-career women drives not only individual development, but contributes to systemic change. Read more from a mentor–mentee pair in program
👉 bit.ly/42x34Hf #GenderinAg
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Partnership with and other research centers would gain us international best practices, in meeting objectives of climate resilience, nutrition security, and more importantly, enhancing farmers’ income.
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MoA with @WorldFishCenter for collaboration on climate-resilient aquaculture practices.
By this, it is sought to build the capacity of the stakeholders; introduce new technologies and implement real-time monitoring of fishery activities under @OIIPCRA_OCTDMS.
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Women testing a ComFA+ Fish instant porridge made by SilvaFoods based in Lusaka #Zambia. promoting healthy diets in the first 1000 days of life through the consumption of small fish powder .
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Dude, you are not a feminist or gender equality advocate unless you actually make half the meals of your household, or take care of half of other household and child rearing. (I*know* your wife/mom does everything.) Unless you do that pls don't mansplain gender equality to me. 🙏
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Women in Southern #Zambia mention that although they want to use small fish powder for #nutrition Kapenta is expensive and beyond the rich of many. However those who have been trained stated that they use fish powder for children’s food
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One week to go for our session on 'Strengthening Data in M&E System' as a part of our larger series on 'Beginners guide to Monitoring and Evaluation'
Date: 15th June 2023 Time: 4:00-6:00 PM
Register here: forms.gle/XnR4pLkoFhGiNf
#Monitoring #Evaluation #data
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Have you submitted your abstract or session proposal for the international conference “From research to impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems”? The deadline is fast approaching. Submit before June 20!
👉 bit.ly/44XONFU #GenderinAg
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Looking forward to joining esteemed colleagues and fellow Laureates for the Nutrition for Resilience Plenary at the 6th Global Conference in October. #MNForum2023
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Gain expert insights from @WorldFoodPrize Laureates @l_haddad @trinidad1949 Howarth Bouis, Simon Groot & others on strengthening #nutrition #resilience of vulnerable communities amidst complex global challenges. #MNF2023
Register: mnforum2023.org/register/
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Number of women speakers: 1/7
Base rate of women faculty in biology: 25.5%
7 different classes of talks, yet the only non-scientific welcome speech is given by the sole woman. Is this a virtual version of the 'garlanding duties'?
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BAW 2023 Workshop at IISER Kolkata | 13th - 18th June 2023
Conference Website: iiserkol.ac.in/~baw/
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In one of the most notable moments in sports history, Kenyan runner Abel Mutai was just a few feet from the finish line, but became confused with the signage and stopped thinking he had completed the race.
A Spanish athlete, Ivan Fernandez, was right behind him, and after…
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" How do we ensure women take care of household activities and also farm? We have developed a multi-crop thresher that is portable unlike previous ones which were heavy." 's
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Additional investment in Africa’s aquaculture sector would sustainably increase the supply of nourishing #aquaticfoods and improve affordability for the millions who suffer from micronutrient deficiencies: on.cgiar.org/3MZEGsb
#OneCGIAR
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Our New Boss speaks about how the state and club's strong youth football culture and system played an important role in making his decision to join FC Goa
Check out the full interview on our youtube🔔
Click on the link for the full interview youtu.be/RsvFNP_INVk
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"In Tanzania, women use average of 6 hours to collect firewood. This could be used in other economic activity like agriculture. " Elibariki Raheli
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'The Blasters' announcement took indifference - or callousness or hypocrisy, choose your noun - to new depths by making the women's team pay for the actions of the men's team.'
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Don't worry India, we have got it covered! 💪
Indian Football Team will kick off their campaign with Intercontinental Cup from 9th June, followed by SAFF Cup!
At the same time, the IndiaU17 will compete in the AsianCup
Let's give Indian Football a Chance? We are India too 🇮🇳
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India vs Afghanistan ODI series postponed. [ACAUK1]
This means no cricket for India team from June 12th to July 11th.
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"How do we make sure that we do not cause harm with our interventions? A gender analysis and human rights analysis is done when the project is designed. " 's
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#Happeningtoday at #AASW8 
Join this parallel event with @AWARDFellowship as we discuss how to make African #foodsystems gender-equitable and responsive. This will be a hybrid event.
bit.ly/45AUycW #GenderinAg @GFARforum @FAOAfrica @CGIAR
Join this parallel event with @AWARDFellowship as we discuss how to make African #foodsystems gender-equitable and responsive. This will be a hybrid event.
bit.ly/45AUycW #GenderinAg @GFARforum @FAOAfrica @CGIAR
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" we have come up with different varieties of beans and make sure during participatory variety selection, women are there. Not just women that are farmers but also that are processors and traders."
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“Gender Equality remains a critical issue. By collaborating, we can pave the way for inclusive and resilient future.” DG
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Research and Innovation is central to enhancing the agrifood system for more resilient livelihoods. These can be achieved through the existing partnerships borne out of honest discussions to deliver on our impact areas
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