Gender Research Specialist @IITA_CGIAR|Proud anthropologist and gender & development practitioner|Currently interested in applying and testing GTAs in science
Delighted to share that our working paper on 'A review of gender equality and social inclusion issues in Zambia’s agribusiness ecosystem' by @IITA_CGIAR as part of the @CGIAR#UkamaUstawiInitiative is now published! https://t.co/cKobCar1jW
Delighted to share that the training manual on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in the USAID Great Lakes Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative Rapid Delivery Hub (AID-I GLR) is now published! Find it at https://t.co/vTnax4fVE6
🚨 Big news! Our very own @ibumurunga, Research & Policy Analyst at @Afidep, has been nominated for the Africa Evidence Leadership Award in the ‘Evidence Producer’ category! With over 15 years in public health research, she's a true champion of #EIDM in #Africa & globally. Show your support and vote for Violet! 🙌
Vote here: https://t.co/WqbUxSGH4V.
Select 'Evidence Producer' to place your vote 🙏🏿
#EIDM #Leadership #AfricaEvidence #AELA2024
@roseoronje@EliyaZulu@NMadise
@IITA_CGIAR and @CIMMYT are hosting a high-level Partners' Regional Learning event on the Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative in Lusaka, Zambia from 25 - 27 June.
Project partners from the Great Lakes & Southern Africa region will discuss progress, share knowledge, and lessons learnt in the 1.5 years of the project.
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#RegionalLearning #AIDIxGLR #InnovationScaling
Day 1 highlights of the Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative #AIDI#RegionalLearning event in Zambia, Lusaka.
Interactive discussions&knowledge sharing to effectively deliver improved farming technologies in the Great Lakes region
@USAID@FeedtheFuture@IITA_CGIAR@CIMMYT
Did you know that women in rural and low-income areas spend up to 14 hours daily on unpaid care and domestic work, which is 5 times more than men? This is highlighted in this latest report by @WRA_K. It's time to address #HerInvisibleLabour and #WhatWomenWant@KajiadoGov
Gender Equality Initiative WP2 dissemination workshop in collaboration with Eastern and Southern Africa Regional initiative on Impact of STIBs on empowerment, resilience and food security @_PABRA@bswaswa@CGIARgender@BiovIntCIAT_eng@r_puskur
How can local governments be a bridge between national govts and grassroots, feminist organizations that are leading important work on gender equality? A great discussion at #CSW68 sharing @UN_Women work incl. on care and land rights @TMG_think@Stand4HerLand
#IITA's social science & agribusiness research for development: Compendium of research highlights 1967–2022 by V. Manyong, S. Feleke & T. Abdoulaye is now out! It highlights the achievements of IITA’s social science & agribiz research from 1967 to 2022.
https://t.co/G7eNRMpl2u
@IITA_CGIAR women scientists -Dr Olufisayo Kolade, Yam Diseases Phenotyping Specialist & Dr Ranjana Bhattacharjee, Molecular Geneticist, shared their journey in building a successful science career to encourage prospective women and girls scientists.
#WomenInScience#WomenInSTEM
*BREAKING NEWS*
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HONOURED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN🇳🇬
The ED @nrcri_umudike, Prof @cegesi was today honoured with an Outstanding Alumni Award of the Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. 1/4
@NGfmafs
Today @IITA_CGIAR EA Hub launched the Eastern Africa Hub Webinar Series (EAWES), the series provides an avenue for EA hub staff to share and learn on both admin, corporate and research activities within the hub.
@JYabeja first to present on Farmers knowledge on cassava diseases
🌱PAG31🌿
On Wednesday 17 Jan, 2024, the Executive Director of NRCRI, Prof @cegesi organized the #Cassava Genomics workshop on the application of innovations in plant genomics towards improving a #climate smart food security crop. 1/3
@IITA_CGIAR@NGfmafs@agronigeria@NASC_NG
@jamesplegg@DavidBergvinson@IITA_CGIAR Great to see David Bergvison, our former ICRISAT DG those days when I was as a gender research associate for ESA region.