A workshop on "The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI): Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches" was conducted on December 4, 2019 for up-and-coming researchers of the Ethiopia Strategy Support Program (ESSP) and Eastern and Southern Africa office (ESAO) of IFPRI. The workshop was intended to familiarize the participants with the Index. Women play a critical and […] Source: IFPRI Ethiopia: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
WEAI for Value Chains Final Report
Upon request of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), IFPRI conducted this study to support USAID in assessing the state of empowerment and gender parity of men and women along the agricultural value chain in the Feed the Future (FTF) ... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
INFOGRAPHIC: USAID Feed the Future Changes from Baseline to Endline
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The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index – What have we learned?
Women are key to rural revitalization in developing countries, but various constraints and obstacles limit their contributions to their households and communities. During our research seminar on June 12, Elena Martinez and Emily Myers, Research Analysts at IFPRI, Washington DC, presented the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and its modifications as tools that quantify >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Empowering Women in Agriculture
The government is rolling out the ‘ANGeL’ program nationwide to train women farmers in order to develop dietary diversity, nutrition and financial gains, and cut medical costs. Women constitute over 50% of the farm labour force in Bangladesh, much higher a participation comparing to 30% in India and Pakistan. But as they belong to small […] Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
