CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legum

es and Dryland Cereals Agri-food Systems

Unlocking markets, im

proving livelihoodsGENDER STRATEGY

Gender Concerns in the Drylands•

Marginalized com

munities, differential access to resources, shrinking land size,

wom

en access worse

• Gender gaps in production, yields and incom

es•

Reliance on crop farming as m

ain sources for food, feed•

Low input agriculture

• W

omen labor key for agricultural production, gender norm

s, intra-household pow

er relations, gendered patterns of labor allocation•

Limited participation of w

omen beyond production level: lim

ited mobility,

wom

en’s chronic time poverty and norm

s influencing wom

en’s acceptable behavior

• M

alnutrition among w

omen of reproductive age and children below

5.

Key Gender Concepts used•

Decision making

• Em

powerm

ent•

Participation•

Trait preferences in choice and adoption•

Gender norms analysis

• W

omen’s labor and tim

e use analysis.

Gender Research Questions Across the Flagships

Gender Research Strategy Goal •

Continued learning and improvem

ent in gender research, analysis and interventions that stim

ulate transitions toward dryland livelihoods that are

inclusive and rewarding for w

omen and youth.

Flagship 1

Flagship 3

Flagship 4

Flagship 5

(COA1.3) Accelerating impacts for w

omen and young people through

innovation systems and learning

• W

hat can be the role of innovative learning and action systems for gainful

engagement of young people in the underperform

ing agri-food systems of grain

legumes and dryland cereals?

• W

hat are the bottlenecks and trade-offs in wom

en’s participation in local and regional value chains of the target crops? W

hat roles can inclusive, innovative, learning and action system

s play?•

How do culture and norm

s intersect with GLDC agri-food system

s?

Integrated farm and household m

anagement – Gender focus

• As m

ore men m

igrate, what interventions can relieve the labor burden of w

omen

in production?•

Gender and age-responsive information dissem

ination.•

Promotion of gender sensitive decision m

aking.

Variety and hybrid development

• Undertake inclusive and effi

cient seed systems research to leverage agronom

y and com

plimentary know

ledge and innovations•

Unlock enterprise opportunities for formal and inform

al seed systems for w

omen

and youth•

Engage wom

en, comm

unity mem

bers in participatory variety selection to im

prove targeting of their preferred traits•

Support domestic consum

ption and processing by tackling cooking and processing traits

• Im

prove pre- and post-harvest handling including the use of crop debris for livestock feed and fuel to save tim

e for wom

en and other farmers

• Leverage A4NH and other com

plementary CRP investm

ents to mitigate

agriculture-related diseases and support achievement of nutrition outcom

es.

Pre-breeding and trait discovery•

Traits key to men, w

omen and youth that enhance utilization and im

prove nutritional value.

SLOsIDOs / Sub-IDOs

GLDC OutcomesFlagship outcomesCluster of activitiesFoundational

Values

Improved food and nutritional

security for healthPoverty reduction

Improved natural resources and

ecosystem services

Conducive agricultural policy environm

entReduce M

arket BarriersIncreased capacity for innovation

in partner development

organizations and in poor and vulnerable com

munities

End of CRP outcome 1: Expanded and resilient

production, value addition, trading and consumption of

grain legumes and dryland cereals in target countries

CoA 1.2 Value chains, markets

and drivers of adoptionGender and Youth

Capacity development

Partnerships & Innovation

Market dem

and, value chain options and household preferences understood and incorporated for inclusive targeting and developm

ent

End of CRP outcome 2: Im

proved capacity and inclusivity of agrifood system

stakeholders to collaboratively develop innovations that respond to the needs of w

omen, m

en &

youth in GLDC-based livelihoods and value chains

1. Market dem

and assessment

for GLDC innovations2. Household priorities and

technology preferences3. Trade-off assessm

ent betw

een household, value chain and m

arket demands

Improved targeting &

responsiveness of research to end-user dem

ands for accelerated scaling and impact of research outputs

Inclusive technologies & innovations developed w

ithin the agrifood system

& evidence dissem

inated to enable spillover deployment

Prioritization guiding research &

innovations for food, nutrition, resilience and poverty reduction aligned w

ith national level strategies

CoA 1.1 Foresight, clim

ate change analysis and priority setti

ng

1. Participatory, inclusive and system

atic prioritization of GLDC research

2. Continuous engagement and

assessment of drivers and

emerging trends

Strengthened enabling environm

ents and mechanism

s to facilitate scaling and adjustm

ents based on evidence

CoA 1.4 Enabling environm

ents and scaling to accelerate im

pact

1. Identifying cost-effective scaling strategies for GLDC innovations

2. Stakeholder engagement,

comm

unications and capacity developm

ent for impact

3. Assessing adoption and impact

Interventions responsive to gender &

social inclusion developed &

principles for inclusiveness &

empow

erment rolled out in the

research and innovation process

CoA 1.3 Accelerating impact

for wom

en and young people through inclusive innovation system

s and learning1. Supporting evidence-based

gender mainstream

ing through strategic gender research

2. Developing mechanism

s for inclusive collaborative interventions and options testing

Dec 2017

Contribution to CGIAR-wide Gender Research Fram

ework

• W

omen and youth in rural transform

ation•

Gender norms in agricultural research

• Gender and breeding initiative

• Gender dynam

ics in seed systems

• Gender and innovative learning and action system

s.