Delivering Gender- and Youth-Responsive Agronomic Solutions Custom Course

February 27 – March 3, 2023

The training intends to enhance the ability of Use Case teams and partners to integrate gender and youth considerations in their workflows for more equitable and sustainable agronomic outcomes.

GREAT delivers courses to agricultural researchers from sub-Saharan Africa in the theory and practice of gender-responsive research, seeking to increase opportunities for equitable participation and the sharing of benefits from agricultural research and improve the outcomes for smallholder women farmers, entrepreneurs, and farmer organizations. By building and engaging communities of researchers equipped with the skills, knowledge, and support systems to develop and implement gender-responsive projects, GREAT advances gender-responsiveness as the norm and standard for agricultural research.

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CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

  1.  To increase the ability of the training participants to articulate the concepts and principles of gender-responsive agronomy innovation design and scaling
  2. To demonstrate the positive attitudes and appreciation of the value of gender-responsive agronomy innovation design
  3. To demonstrate comprehensive approaches and entry points for gender and youth integration in agronomy innovations design and scaling
  4. To enhance the knowledge and skills on how to collect, analyze and interpret data from gender diagnostic studies to inform agronomy solutions.
  5. To formulate an action plan for the integration of gender and youth considerations in EiA work packages

DESIGNED BY

TRAINERS

GREAT’s training team draws from diverse experts with deep experience in areas including plant breeding, gender theory, community development, sociology, communications, monitoring and evaluation, participatory research, rural development, and more

Margaret Najjingo Mangheni

Margaret Najjingo Mangheni

Makerere University

Elizabeth-Asiimwe

Elizabeth Asiimwe

Makerere University

Jenipher Bisikwa

Jenipher Bisikwa

Makerere University

Francois Iradukunda

Francois Iradukunda

Gender & Cropping systems

florence birungi

Florence Birungi Kyazze

Makerere University

Richard Mirro

Richard Miiro

Makerere University

Amon Mwiine

Amon Ashaba Mwiine

Makerere University

Maria Nassuna-Musoke

Maria Nassuna Musoke

Makerere University

Losira Sanya Nasirumbi

Losira Nasirumbi Sanya

Makerere University