This poster was presented by Esther Njuguna-Mungai (GLDC / ICRISAT) for the pre-Annual Scientific Conference meeting organized for the CGIAR research program gender research coordinators on 4 December. The annual scientific conference of the CGIAR collaborative platform for gender research took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute). Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/

1. CGIARResearchProgramonGrainLegumesandDrylandCerealsAgri-foodSystems
Unlockingmarkets,improvinglivelihoods
GENDERSTRATEGY
GenderConcernsintheDrylands
•Marginalizedcommunities,differentialaccesstoresources,shrinkinglandsize,
womenaccessworse
•Gendergapsinproduction,yieldsandincomes
•Relianceoncropfarmingasmainsourcesforfood,feed
•Lowinputagriculture
•Womenlaborkeyforagriculturalproduction,gendernorms,intra-household
powerrelations,genderedpatternsoflaborallocation
•Limitedparticipationofwomenbeyondproductionlevel:limitedmobility,
women’schronictimepovertyandnormsinfluencingwomen’sacceptable
behavior
•Malnutritionamongwomenofreproductiveageandchildrenbelow5.
KeyGenderConceptsused
•Decisionmaking
•Empowerment
•Participation
•Traitpreferencesinchoiceandadoption
•Gendernormsanalysis
•Women’slaborandtimeuseanalysis.
GenderResearchQuestionsAcrosstheFlagships
GenderResearchStrategyGoal
•Continuedlearningandimprovementingenderresearch,analysisand
interventionsthatstimulatetransitionstowarddrylandlivelihoodsthatare
inclusiveandrewardingforwomenandyouth.
Flagship1
Flagship3
Flagship4
Flagship5
(COA1.3)Acceleratingimpactsforwomenandyoungpeoplethrough
innovationsystemsandlearning
•Whatcanbetheroleofinnovativelearningandactionsystemsforgainful
engagementofyoungpeopleintheunderperformingagri-foodsystemsofgrain
legumesanddrylandcereals?
•Whatarethebottlenecksandtrade-offsinwomen’sparticipationinlocaland
regionalvaluechainsofthetargetcrops?Whatrolescaninclusive,innovative,
learningandactionsystemsplay?
•HowdocultureandnormsintersectwithGLDCagri-foodsystems?
Integratedfarmandhouseholdmanagement–Genderfocus
•Asmoremenmigrate,whatinterventionscanrelievethelaborburdenofwomen
inproduction?
•Genderandage-responsiveinformationdissemination.
•Promotionofgendersensitivedecisionmaking.
Varietyandhybriddevelopment
•Undertakeinclusiveandefficientseedsystemsresearchtoleverageagronomy
andcomplimentaryknowledgeandinnovations
•Unlockenterpriseopportunitiesforformalandinformalseedsystemsforwomen
andyouth
•Engagewomen,communitymembersinparticipatoryvarietyselectionto
improvetargetingoftheirpreferredtraits
•Supportdomesticconsumptionandprocessingbytacklingcookingand
processingtraits
•Improvepre-andpost-harvesthandlingincludingtheuseofcropdebrisfor
livestockfeedandfueltosavetimeforwomenandotherfarmers
•LeverageA4NHandothercomplementaryCRPinvestmentstomitigate
agriculture-relateddiseasesandsupportachievementofnutritionoutcomes.
Pre-breedingandtraitdiscovery
•Traitskeytomen,womenandyouththatenhanceutilizationandimprove
nutritionalvalue.
SLOsIDOs /
Sub-IDOs
GLDC
Outcomes
Flagship outcomesCluster of activities
Foundational
Values
Improvedfoodandnutritional
securityforhealthPovertyreduction
Improvednaturalresourcesand
ecosystemservices
Conduciveagriculturalpolicy
environmentReduceMarketBarriers
Increasedcapacityforinnovation
inpartnerdevelopment
organizationsandinpoorand
vulnerablecommunities
EndofCRPoutcome1:Expandedandresilient
production,valueaddition,tradingandconsumptionof
grainlegumesanddrylandcerealsintargetcountries
CoA1.2Valuechains,markets
anddriversofadoption
GenderandYouth
Capacitydevelopment
Partnerships&Innovation
Marketdemand,valuechain
optionsandhouseholdpreferences
understoodandincorporatedfor
inclusivetargetinganddevelopment
EndofCRPoutcome2:Improvedcapacityandinclusivity
ofagrifoodsystemstakeholderstocollaborativelydevelop
innovationsthatrespondtotheneedsofwomen,men&
youthinGLDC-basedlivelihoodsandvaluechains
1.Marketdemandassessment
forGLDCinnovations
2.Householdprioritiesand
technologypreferences
3.Trade-offassessment
betweenhousehold,value
chainandmarketdemands
Improvedtargeting&responsivenessofresearchtoend-user
demandsforacceleratedscalingandimpactofresearchoutputs
Inclusivetechnologies&innovationsdevelopedwithintheagrifood
system&evidencedisseminatedtoenablespilloverdeployment
Prioritizationguidingresearch
&innovationsforfood,
nutrition,resilienceand
povertyreductionalignedwith
nationallevelstrategies
CoA1.1Foresight,
climatechangeanalysis
andprioritysetting
1.Participatory,inclusiveand
systematicprioritizationof
GLDCresearch
2.Continuousengagementand
assessmentofdriversand
emergingtrends
Strengthenedenabling
environmentsandmechanismsto
facilitatescalingandadjustments
basedonevidence
CoA1.4Enabling
environmentsandscalingto
accelerateimpact
1.Identifyingcost-effectivescaling
strategiesforGLDCinnovations
2.Stakeholderengagement,
communicationsandcapacity
developmentforimpact
3.Assessingadoptionandimpact
Interventionsresponsivetogender
&socialinclusiondeveloped&
principlesforinclusiveness&
empowermentrolledoutinthe
researchandinnovationprocess
CoA1.3Acceleratingimpact
forwomenandyoungpeople
throughinclusiveinnovation
systemsandlearning
1.Supportingevidence-based
gendermainstreamingthrough
strategicgenderresearch
2.Developingmechanisms
forinclusivecollaborative
interventionsandoptions
testing
Dec2017
ContributiontoCGIAR-wideGenderResearchFramework
•Womenandyouthinruraltransformation
•Gendernormsinagriculturalresearch
•Genderandbreedinginitiative
•Genderdynamicsinseedsystems
•Genderandinnovativelearningandactionsystems.