Research on food security makes a difference for African women
There is ample evidence that addressing gender inequalities and empowering women are vital to meeting the challenges of improving food and nutrition security, and enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty.
A central objective of the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF) is to address this gender challenge. The Stories of Change series, published by WRENmedia, shares some of the emerging gender outcomes from CIFSRF projects in nine African countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania.
Read the introductory article to the Stories of Change series: Engage, enhance and empower: research that makes a difference for African women (PDF, 337 KB)
Read about the nine Stories of Change
Empowering women to tackle cattle lung disease
Five diseases, one vaccine — a boost for emerging livestock farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
Fertilizer micro-dosing: a profitable innovation for Sahelian women
From field to fingers: enriching soils and seeds to improve nutrition
Nigerian women reap benefits from indigenous vegetables
Resilient poultry management for women in Kenya
Bringing benefits of chickpea to more men and women farmers in southern Ethiopia