Presentation made by Eija Pehu, Agricultural Science Advisor, The World Bank With inputs from Ruth Meinzen-Dick and team at IFPRI Access the presentation here
Resource: New IFPRI Dataset on Chronic Poverty and Long Term Impact Study in Bangladesh
The Chronic Poverty and Long Term Impact Study in Bangladesh project, which focuses on 102 villages characteristic of rural Bangladesh, aims to further our understanding of the economic, social and political processes that shape chronic poverty in Bangladesh together with the impact of selected anti-poverty interventions on poverty dynamics. After initial community level fieldwork approximately >> Read more
News: ICRW launches new Website
The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) publicly launched new “broadband channel to the world.” Visit www.ICRW.org to see how ICRW makes women a central focus in alleviating and ultimately ending global poverty. Through the new site, you also can become more deeply connected to our work: Learn about ICRW’s work in more than 30 >> Read more
Resource: Launch of ASTI Blog
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) blog at: http://astinews.wordpress.com/ The blog will feature the latest ASTI news and information. A number of exciting ASTI publication releases and events have occurred recently and more are expected in the coming months. The first posts include entries such as: >> Read more
Multimedia: Powerpoint on women’s access to non-land inputs
Last week a review of empirical evidence on gender differences in non land agricultural inputs, technology and services in developing countries was released as an IFPRI Discussion paper (access it here). The corresponding powerpoint (access it here) for this paper was presented at FAO's State of Food and Agricultural (SOFA) Writers Workshop last fall in >> Read more
Multimedia: Presentation on ‘Gender Equality & Poverty Reduction; Good Practices & Lessons Learned’
Great presentation made by Agnes Quisumbing on March 9th at the United Nations that provides valuable insights as the MDGs are under review. To see the presentation
Resource: Paper from Concern on “Women Marginal Farmers–Mobilizing for Change”
When Concern Worldwide (UK) launched its Unheard Voices campaign in late 2007, the focus was on highlighting the needs of marginal farmers – those whom we define as ‘farming yet hungry’. The majority of these marginal farmers are women and more recently we have shifted our attention to the specific challenges and needs of women >> Read more
Publication: Cultivating Global Food Security A Strategy for U.S. Leadership on Productivity, Agricultural Research, and Trade
By Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, J. Stephen Morrison, Senator Robert P. Casey Jr., Senator Richard G. Lugar, and Representative Betty McCollum, cochairs Apr 27, 2010 These recommendations from leaders in government, business, academia, and the nongovernmental and philanthropy communities emphasize the importance of U.S. leadership and commitment to improving food security and making agriculture a priority >> Read more
Publication: Gender and Development: An Evaluation of World Bank Support, 2002-08
Gender and Development: An Evaluation of World Bank Support, 2002-08 This book assesses the effectiveness of the World Bank's 2001 gender strategy and the results from it. Findings include include redoubling efforts to institutionalize the accountability framework and develop the monitoring system envisioned in the 2001 Gender Strategy, establishing a results framework, and restoring a >> Read more
Resource: The Global Monitoring Report 2010, the MDGs After the Crisis
What is the human cost of the global economic crisis? This year’s Global Monitoring Report (GMR) examines the impact of the worst recession since the Great Depression on poverty and human development outcomes in developing countries. Although the recovery is under way, the impact of the crisis will be lasting and immeasurable. GMR provides a >> Read more
