Discussions
Gender-responsive schools for equitable education
School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) is a serious obstacle to achieving gender equality, which is perpetuated through traditional gender norms. In Cambodia, gender-based violence against women and girls is still a...
Is African agriculture sustainable enough to support an agro-allied industrial development strategy? Evidence from Ghana and Nigeria
Presented during the AEC 2016, held in Abuja on 5-7 December 2016, this paper provides an overview of the meaning and conditions under which an agro-allied industrial development strategy in Africa could work. According to the...
COM(2016) 740 final - Proposal for a new European Consensus on Development - Our World, our Dignity, our Future
On November 22 nd 2016, th e European Commission announced three Communications on a new Consensus for Development, on the building blocks for renewed Partnership with partner countries and on a sustainable European future. In the...
Why paying attention to gender matters for climate change adaptation
A blog post, published by IFPRI on 17 Novemver 2015, compiles new research which sheds light on gender differences in perceptions of climate change and the ability to adopt practices and technologies needed to increase resilience...
Exploring gender perceptions of resource ownership and their implications for food security among rural livestock owners in Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Nicaragua
This article, published in February 2105 in the journal Agriculture & Food Security and written by a team of CGIAR authors, considers that productive resources are essential to the livelihoods and food security of the world’s...