Rietveld, Anne M.

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S e p t e m b e r   2 0 1 7Gender and Youth Researchin RTB Phase 2ANNE RIETVELD • ISC MEETINGPresentation• Core – elements of RTB phase 1 gender research• What’s new in phase 2• Gender in Breeding• Gender in Seed systems• Gender in Pest & Disease management• Building our gender and youth research portfolioGender research in RTB Phase 1Guiding principles:• Gender-responsive: both men and women will benefit and neither will be harmed• Gender-transformative: both men and women are helped while gender roles are transformed and more gender-equitable relationships between men and women are promoted“Challenges the distribution of resources and allocation of duties between men and women”women”“Analyze technologies for gender bias and address inefficiencies in aligning technologies with women’s and men’s needs, knowledge and skills”What’s new in Phase 2 – Organization 1. Gender-responsive research is integrated in flagships 1-4• Objective: all RTB research should be ‘gender-responsive’• Earmarked funding provided for gender research on specific themes2. Cluster created within flagship 5 “Livelihoods at scale” on Gender and Youth• Objective: Build knowledge on gender-transformation, women empowerment and ‘youth in Agriculture’ and design and implement strategic research for inclusive delivery on these themes • Earmarked funding provided for strengthening the cluster• Youth as a new theme• Focus on gender-transformative research and capacity buildingGender in FP 1-4 1. Gender in Breeding• Workshop in Montpellier identified pathways to mainstream gender in protocols on trait preference data collection  and ontology dictionaries• Webportal to support gender in breeding CoP with tools and protocols• Ideas for next year: how to integrate gender into breeding strategy design, products definition and technology deployment?• Trait preferences of men and women studies / identified for several RTB crops in various countriesCGIAR Gender and Breeding Initiative• Facilitated by RTB and CIP• Workshop on gender responsive breeding in October 2017 in Nairobi• Practical guidelines and tools for “how to do it”http://www.rtb.cgiar.org/gender-breeding-initiativeGender in FP 1-4 2. Gender and seed systems• The development of gender-responsive tools and protocols for the “RTB seed systems tool-box” • RTB submitted a total of 7 proposals for the Gender Platform Call for proposals and won 2 worth 77000 USD (Both CIP)• Testing protocols and tools on 1) seed sharing dynamics for banana, cassava and yam in WCA; 2) Motives for banana seed selection and willingness to pay in ECA ; 3)  Vine multiplication in MalawiGender in FP 1-4 3. Gender and Pest & Disease management• On Pest Risk Assessment (PRA) – joint paper of CIP, IITA, BioversityManuscript: The role of women in production and management of RTBcrops in Rwanda and Burundi: Do men decide and women work?• Banana Xanthomonas WiltGender integrated in projects in Burundi, DR Congo and UgandaSex-differentiated (re-)analysis of existing data-bases (2009-2016)Several manuscripts in preparationCluster 5.3 Gender and Youth - 1Reference: Gender at Work (Kelleher & Rao, n.d.; Sandler & Rao, 2012)Cluster 5.3 Gender and Youth - 21 - Gender-transformative research and pathways for women empowermentGENNOVATE : a building bloc for understanding “cultural norms and exclusionary practices”1) GENNOVATE report to CRP-RTB and HUMIDTROPICS (2017)2) Set of ‘global’ articles and tools (2017-2018)• ‘youth aspirations’• ‘Innovator Pathways’• ‘Community tipping points’• ‘Gender norms and empowerment’3) Set of ‘individual’ articles (2016-2018)Cluster 5.3 Gender and Youth - 32 - Youth in agriculture2017 - Formulation of vision for ‘youth’ in relation to RTB research portfolio and objectives1 – Expert consultation2 – Literature review• Protocol ready3 – Exploratory studies• Central Uganda (2010-2017) Manuscript in progress (Bioversity) • Student from WUR to work in Rwanda; jointly supervised by IITA / BioversityCluster 5.3 Gender and Youth - 33 - Capacity Building2016 / 2017 collaboration with ‘GREAT’ project • 11 RTB staff and  even more partners trained in ‘gender-responsive research’ • Curriculum consisting of : gender theory, use of mixed methods, data-collection and analysis, communication and more• Developing a plan for a ‘GREAT’ spin-off in 2018 for RTB staffThank you

Gender and youth research in RTB phase 2.

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Gender and youth research in RTB phase 2.

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