Since the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) launched in 2012, at least 247 organizations in 59 countries have used its various versions and tools for measuring women’s empowerment and gender equity. This uptake demonstrates a growing demand for validated tools focusing on these issues across geographic contexts and livelihoods. A March 2 IFPRI policy seminar marked […] Source: Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)
Policy workshop on introducing and managing exotic fish strains in Ghana’s aquaculture sector
Policy workshop on introducing and managing exotic fish strains in Ghana’s aquaculture sector. Ghana’s rapidly growing aquaculture production (Figure 1) has made the country the second-largest tilapia producer in Africa. Several factors account for this growth—including the introduction of the improved Akosombo strain, government interventions, new local feed production companies, and increasing local demand—but […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Building Ghana’s Social Accounting Matrix (SAM)
IFPRI’s Ghana office hosted a two-day capacity building workshop on “Building a Social Accounting Matrix for Ghana” from 6-7 February 2023. The workshop was held under the auspices of the IFPRI-led Nexus Project, which aims to improve the quality of SAMs used for computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling. The workshop was attended by representatives from […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Measuring What Matters: 10 Years of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index, why has it mattered, and what’s next?
Measuring What Matters: 10 Years of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index, why has it mattered, and what’s next? Women are key to agricultural transformation around the world, but various obstacles and economic constraints limit their contributions to their households and communities. The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is an innovative tool that seeks to identify […] Source: Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)
A Decade of Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)
IFPRI, USAID, BMGF Policy Seminar
Date: 16th February 2022
Time: 9:30 - 11:00 AM (EST)
WEAI is the first-ever direct measure of women’s empowerment and inclusion in the agricultural sector. Panelists discuss lessons learned from using empowerment metri... Source: IFPRI Ghana
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