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How to measure impact of short-term interventions with participatory systems research approaches?
Participatory focus group discussion can be used to jointly analyse systems drivers, trade-off
calculation of different human agents in the system and depict feedback loops in the system. The
author created these participatory ...
Youth Strategy
Dryland Systems’ Youth Strategy aims to:
Promote a transformative environment – through innovations and capacity strengthening;
Provide a framework for policymaker engagement - assisting with the formulation of ...
Gender Perspectives on the Dynamics of Lentil and Chickpea Production: the Case of Gimbichu and Minjar-Shenkora Districts, Ethiopia
Ethiopia has different agro-ecologies conducive for producing different crops. The country is the home of different pulse grain production and it was increased between 2000-2012 (Vincent and Jason 2013). Twelve pulse types ...
Participatory Systems Analysis: Why invest women less in agriculture and agro-business than men
A newly tested approach to participtory systems analysis is presented, which has been used to analyse why women invest less in agriculture and agro-business than men in Eastern Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda)
Dryland Systems Annual Report 2015
The CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems is
a global agricultural research partnership to realize
the potential of dryland communities. The program
brings together eight CGIAR centers, and numerous
international, ...
Management Response to CRP-Commissioned External Evaluation Final Report Management and Action Plan
The management team of the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Dryland Systems welcomes the
opportunity to respond to the CRP-commissioned external evaluation (CCEE) of the program. The
CCEE final report (one main report, and ...
Gender & systemic research management - Lecture
A 15 minutes lecture on research management in a gender-responsive manner; suggestions are made to use a systemic approach to management and measure performance of research management by applying 5 viability criteria of ...
Gender Strategy
The Gender Strategy of the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems sets out the challenges and targets for including gender aspects and addressing gender issues as a core activity and outcome of the Program. The Strategy's ...
Photo Contest announcement 2016
Rural women make up over a quarter of the total world population. In developing countries, rural
women represent approximately 43 per cent of the agricultural labour force, and roughly forty
percent of the world’s population ...
Delivering support to women farmers in Afghanistan. Caravan- A Review of agriculture in dry areas
In a traditional society like Afghanistan where pervading social and cultural norms place
restrictions on the independence of women, providing support to female farmers is never
straightforward and resistance can often be ...