Gender

From adversity to achievement: Supriya Das pioneers mechanized seeding and women’s empowerment in Odisha

From adversity to achievement: Supriya Das pioneers mechanized seeding and women’s empowerment in Odisha

February 20, 2025

by Bidhan Mohapatra, Ashok Kumar, and Virender Kumar Mrs. Supriya Das, a 49-year-old woman farmer from Bada...

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Her Rice Science: Meet 4 Women of IRRI and their fun stories working in science

Her Rice Science: Meet 4 Women of IRRI and their fun stories working in science

February 11, 2025

2025 marks the 10th year since the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS) and...

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Assessment of how well Large Language Models (LLMs) answer questions related to gender equality and women’s empowerment

Assessment of how well Large Language Models (LLMs) answer questions related to gender equality and women’s empowerment

February 5, 2025

by Marilia Magalhaes (Senior Research Analyst, Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, International Food Policy Research Institute), Niyati...

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Fostering Inclusive Adoption of RCM Through MDII Insights

Fostering Inclusive Adoption of RCM Through MDII Insights

January 31, 2025

by Niyati Singaraju, Shalini Gakhar A study of rice farmers in India and Indonesia through the MDII...

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EXPLAINER: How can socio-technical innovation bundles help women farmers?

EXPLAINER: How can socio-technical innovation bundles help women farmers?

December 3, 2024

Socio-technical innovation bundles (STIBs) are social, technical, and technological solutions partnered with institutional and policy instruments that...

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Homestead agricultural mechanization empowers women in Bangladesh

Homestead agricultural mechanization empowers women in Bangladesh

November 28, 2024

by Bushra Humaira Sadaf, Md Abdul Haque, Abu Abdullah Miajy, Sharif Ahmed, Humnath Bhandari This article highlights...

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Seeding a Sustainable Future: How Youth and Women Quality Centers are Transforming Uganda’s Seed Landscape

Seeding a Sustainable Future: How Youth and Women Quality Centers are Transforming Uganda’s Seed Landscape

October 15, 2024

by Allan Bomuhangi (IRRI), Jummai O. Yila (IRRI), Eileen Nchanji (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT), and...

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Women-led community institutions as a potential vehicle for the adoption of varieties and improved seed practices: an impact case from India

Women-led community institutions as a potential vehicle for the adoption of varieties and improved seed practices: an impact case from India

July 17, 2024

by Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Subhasmita Mohapatra, Pooja Trivedi, and Showkat A. Waza In recent times, the...

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Building collaborations that count

Building collaborations that count

June 20, 2024

by Harsha Jain, Hom Gartaula, Ranjitha Puskur, and Richa Shivhare The CGIAR Gender Equality Initiative aims to...

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Understanding the information gender gap when talking to women farmers about seeds

Understanding the information gender gap when talking to women farmers about seeds

May 28, 2024

by Suchaita Tenneti, Pooja Kori, and Ranjitha Puskur Participatory approaches, such as user testing, to assess the...

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