Participants for the GREAT-CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy Gender and Youth Responsive Agronomic Solutions custom training course in Kigali, Rwanda in March.

With expanded collaborations now in place, we are excited about how our work at GREAT is complementing the capacity development work of the CGIAR research initiatives and their NARs partners. Earlier this year, we partnered with CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy Initiative on a Delivering Gender- and Youth-Responsive Agronomic Solutions Custom Course, with more collaborations in the works. Meanwhile, the GREAT research community continues to contribute to the knowledge base in the gender and agriculture space. Recently, we published a special issue in the Journal of Sustainability covering four papers featuring work from the GREAT seed grants, research cluster and relevant Fellows' and mentors' work. From East Africa to West Africa, from mainstream to custom courses, and across various value chains, the papers tackle topics crucial to participatory plant breeding. And more research work is ongoing.

Stay safe, and thank you for reading this issue.

Sincerely,

Dr. Margaret Najjingo Mangheni and Dr. Hale Ann Tufan,

GREAT Co-Principal Investigators

GREAT training accelerates CGIAR’s efforts for equitable and sustainable agronomic outcomes

GREAT | by Elizabeth Asiimwe and Matt Hayes | May 3, 2023 | Read more here.

Special journal issue details gender-responsive agriculture in Africa

GREAT | by Matt Hayes | May 10, 2023 | Read more here.

Malho Marndi: A changemaker and a rising hope for mechanized direct-seeded rice in Odisha

IRRI | by Sugandha Munshi, Wasim Iftikar, Virender Kumar, and Ashok Kumar | April 25, 2023 | Read more here.

Gender inclusivity: Couples partnering to promote bean business in Zimbabwe

IRRI | by Nyarai Chisorochengwe, Shylet Tsekenedza, Eileen Nchanji, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani | March 2, 2023 | Read more here

Fostering gender-friendly quality seed production trainings in Bangladesh

GREAT | by GREAT Fellows: Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Swati Nayak, Subhasmita Mohapatra & Saidul Islam | April 28, 2023 | Read more here.

GREAT Fellow Dr. Eyram Amengor bags his PhD!

Event: Annual CGIAR GENDER conference - From research to impact: Towards just and resilient agri-food systems

• Dates: October 9-12, 2023 in New Delhi, India
• Call for abstracts
• More info

Event: The gendered knowledge politics and performativity of crop breeding

• Date: Thursday, May 25
• Time: 2 pm Eastern Africa Time (EAT)
• Speakers: Amon Ashaba Mwiine, Ida Tarjem, Kalule Okello David
• Zoom link

Opportunity: Call for papers: Special issue on gender-intentional crop breeding

• CGIAR (Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers)
• Deadline: May 31, 2023
• More info

Opportunity: Call for papers in gender and agriculture

• CABI
• Part of the Women and Gender in International Development discussion series 
• Deadline: August 31
• More info

Opportunity: Call for papers in gender and agriculture

• CABI
• Part of the Women and Gender in International Development discussion series 
• Deadline: August 31
• More info

Job opportunity: Senior Manager- Programs and Research

• AWARD
• Part of the Women and Gender in International Development discussion series 
• Deadline: July 31
• More info

Opportunity: Call for abstracts, Accelerating Transformation of Rice-Based Food Systems: From Gene to Globe

• 6th International Rice Congress 2023 
• Deadline: June 30
• More info

Freely access full-text articles in the GREAT CoP Zotero Group library.

Authors in bold, below, are CoP members.

Unravelling Backlash in the Journey of Legislating Sexual Offences in Uganda 

Published: January 2023

Amon Ashaba Mwiine and Josephine Ahikire with Jovah Katushabe, Harriet Pamara and Aklam Amanya

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Exploring Gender Differences in the Role of Trait Preferences among Stakeholders in the Rice Value Chain in Ghana

Published: 2023

Asante, Bright Owusu, Benedicta Nsiah Frimpong, Maxwell Darko Asante, Stephen Prah, Stephen John Ayeh, Bernard Sakyiamah, Negussie Zenna, Gaudiose Mujawamariya, and Hale Ann Tufan

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Gender differences in climate-smart adaptation practices amongst bean-producing farmers in Malawi: The case of Linthipe Extension Planning Area

Published: September 2022

Nchanji, E. B., Kabuli, H., Nyamolo, V. O., Cosmas, L., Chisale, V., & Matumba, A

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Gender inclusivity: Couples partnering to promote bean business in Zimbabwe

Published: October 2022

Nyarai Chisorochengwe, Shylet Tsekenedza, Eileen Nchanji, Patricia Onyango, Owen Kimani

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Piloting the G + Customer and Product Profile Tools for gender-responsive bean breeding in Zimbabwe

Published: 2022

Nchanji, E.; Lutomia, C.; Rubyogo, J.C.; Chirwa, R.; Onyango, P.; Nyarai, C.; Tsekenedza, S.; Gutsa, F.; Lloyd, S.

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Increasing women's visibility in the bean value chain in Cameroon

Published: 2022

Ngoh, S.B.; Nchanji, E.B

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Gender training manual: The driver of smallholder agricultural revolution in Africa

Published: 2022

Nchanji, E.B.N.; Siri, B.N

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Gender responsive breeding: Lessons from Zimbabwe

Published: 2022

Nchanji, E.; Nyarai, C.; Tsekenedza, S.; Bruce, M.; Gutsa, F.; Sondayi, L.; Lutomia, C.; Onyango, P.

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Challenges to Adoption of Improved Legume Varieties: A Gendered Perspective

Published: 2022

Bezaiet Dessalegn, Woinishet Asnake, Abiro Tigabie and Quang Bao Le

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Access and Control of Resources by Rural Women in North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Published: 2022

Abiro Tigabie, Beneberu Teferra and Amsalu Abe

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Rural women’s role in agriculture and household workloads: the case of North Shewa Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Published: 2022

Abiro Tigabie, Beneberu Tefera, Yehuala Kasa, Dejene Mamo, Amsalu Abe and Tekilemaryam Ayele

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Gender-responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation (GREAT) is a collaboration between Cornell University, in the United States, and Makerere University, in Uganda, in partnership with CGIAR GENDER Platform. GREAT started in 2016, and is funded with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

GREAT equips researchers to create more inclusive and effective agricultural systems by addressing the needs and priorities of both women and men in sub-Saharan Africa.

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