This IFPRI discussion paper authored by Catherine Ragasa, Diston Mzungu, Kenan Kalagho, and Cynthia Kazembe, focusses on the use of radio, which has been used for decades as a tool to disseminate information and provide education on agricultural practi... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Impact of land policies and women empowerment on dietary diversity and calorie intake in Malawi
In a recent IFPRI brownbag research seminar, held on December 11, 2019, Zephania Nyirenda, an independent consultant, presented a study that analyses the impact of land tenure security on household dietary diversity and calorie intake in Malawi. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Brown Bag Research Seminar: Impact of land policies and women empowerment on dietary diversity and calorie intake in Malawi
Wednesday, December 11, 2019; 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
IFPRI Malawi invites you to a Brown Bag Research Seminar presentation by Zephania Bondera Nyirenda, Independent Consultant, Malawi. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
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
A decade ago, women’s empowerment in agriculture wasn’t even on the agenda
Ruth Meinzen-Dick, IFPRI
Whether there has been sufficient progress in women’s empowerment in agriculture depends on how one defines “sufficient.” The fact that the question is being asked is itself a sign of progress. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
