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Mainstreaming gender in agricultural research key to development
The day-long workshop on “Gender mainstreaming for inclusive research and developmental outcomes: Concepts, approaches and lessons learned” was held on October 9 in Cairo, Egypt. Jointly organized by ICARDA, FAO and CGIAR ...
Adapative Management of Water Resources to Increase Agricultural Productivity
Adaptive natural resource management involves multiple responses involving complex social, economic, and bio-physical challenges. The study looked at the evolution of water management in three villages located at the head, ...
Women's Contributions to Climate Change Adaptation in Egypt's Mubarak Resettlement Scheme through Cactus Cultivation and Adjusted Irrigation.
This study examines the site-specific, social, political, ecological, and economic contexts that shape agricultural practices and policies in two desert resettlements of Sa’yda and Intilaq, also called the New Lands that ...
دراسة عن خصائص سبل العيش، وتأثير واعتماد الابتكارات الزراعية في سيدي سالم بمحافظة كفر الشيخ ،ومنطقة انطلاق في النوبارية محافظة البحيرة
This presentation highlights research findings of 30 extension agents and 2 policy makers about gender-specific problems and extension needs in Noubariya based on a 200 farmer survey (100 men and 100 women).
‘A woman here is not only a woman but both a woman and a man’: Egyptian Women’s Performative Strategies to Gain Power and Access Resources in Irrigated Agriculture
This paper is concerned with women’s performance of masculinity or women who ‘behave as men’, in irrigated agriculture, by acting less feminine, confident and serious; resorting to physical aggression when needed; as well ...
Reflections on Afghanistan forage initiative event blog
The blog provides a reflection and thoughts of Afghani participants about the visit of Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) delegation and its stakeholders with the support of ICARDA to Jordan and Egypt ...
Women, irrigation and social norms in Egypt: “The more things change, the more they stay the same?”
This paper explores how women and men participate in irrigation activities in Egypt, drawing from a survey administered to 200 men and 202 women and qualitative information from 150 interviews. Women participated in ...
Mainstreaming gender in agricultural research key to development
Agricultural researchers and developmental experts learn the why and how of gender-inclusive work at a workshop in Cairo.
Women Farmers Show the Way
The blog is based on book chapter Najjar, D. (2015). Women's Contributions to Climate Change Adaptation in Egypt's Mubarak Resettlement Scheme through Cactus Cultivation and Adjusted Irrigation. In Buechler, S. and Hanson, ...
GENDERED PATTERNS OF ASSET OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL IN EGYPT
This study, conducted in Egypt, sought to identify the types of assets women and men
perceive as beneficial for their wellbeing, and to determine if patterns of ownership and
control of assets coincide with one another. A ...