Objective

• To exchange knowledge and experiences in relation to gender and climate smart agriculture
• To increase awareness and visibility about Scaling out of gender smart technologies within AICCRA project
• To learn and share experiences on how different countries are implementing gender transformative approaches within AICCRA project.
• To share experiences on how to reach and benefit a wider group of people
• Strengthening the gender and social inclusion network for fostering innovation and scaling out best practices.

Sharing experiences among women in agricultural research - follow-up from CORAF and AICCRA's Women in Leadership training

Wednesday 26th July | 14:00-16:00 (GMT)

Background

The West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF) in collaboration with AICCRA organized a Leadership training for 30 women in Agriculture and Climate Research from 16 African Countries.  

AICCRA's Gender and Social Inclusion focus aims at integrating, monitoring and reporting on gender and social inclusion according to the World Bank Gender Tag system and identifies gaps relevant to the four pillars of the WBG Gender Strategy by addressing the following challenges:

1. 1. Women are not accessing CSA technologies to the same extent as men
2. 2. Women are less represented in agricultural research and advance at lower rates than men.

The main objective of the training was to promote women’s leadership and advancement in agriculture and climate research, with strategies to support women’s positive career experience and progression in AICCRA-implementing countries as a way of addressing the second identified challenge.

During the training, participants gained skills in:

• team building, conflict management, and working with diverse teams
• leadership style and its impact in organizations
• communications and storytelling
• emotional intelligence and dealing with situations needing assertiveness

Webinar Objectives

CORAF and AICCRA are hosting the webinar to provide a platform for the women who attended the training working to share their experiences more broadly:

Specific objectives are:

• Following up on what each and every participant has done differently after the training
• Identifying the challenges that are being faced in their leadership journey and as a group, discussing possible solutions
• Discussing opportunities that exist and the ways forward
• Documenting success stories in relation to the leadership journey

Participants

National Agricultural Research Institute of Benin (INRAB), Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), WASCAL, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Université Abdou Moumini, Alliance for Bioversity and CIAT, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Africa Rice, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Upcoming in the Series

Details and meeting links will be updated on this event page before each session.

• Incorporation of gender and social inclusion in business models through innovative Finance - discussion led by AICCRA Zambia and Senegal
• Getting women’s participants in training sessions/meetings - discussion led by AICCRA Kenya
• Gender dimensions in climate smart Llvestock - discussion led by AICCRA Ethiopia
• Experiences in CIS and digital agro-advisory services - discussion led by AICCRA Senegal
• Gender and Climate Policy: Working with AGNES - discussion led by Patricia van de Velde (World Bank) 

Outcomes

By the end of the webinars, participants will:

• Identify challenges the women face in accessing agriculture extension and training services and ways of addressing these challenges will be identified and discussed
• Realise that addressing issues related to intersectionality in a key part of implementing climate-smart agriculture projects
• Understand how both women and men play a role in achieving gender equality within the crop and livestock sectors-learning from Ethiopia
• Understand the processes involved in formulating a common Africa position on agriculture at UNFCCC and the priorities for COP28

Previous sessions

AICCRA Ghana on Access to Agriculture Services for Women Farmers

During the webinar, there was a presentation by the Ghana Country team followed by discussions with all participants. The discussions focused on unpacking some of the key barriers, opportunities and meaningful engagements with farmers in accessing Climate Smart Agriculture technologies and Climate Information Services in a gender-smart manner.

Agenda
Facilitator: Therese Gondwe

• Welcome remarks - Sophia Huyer, AICCRA Gender and Social Inclusion Thematic Lead
• Presentation - Faustina Obenga, Gender and Social Inclusion expert for AICCRA Ghana
• Discussions - All
• Wrapping up - Sophia Huyer 

AICCRA Zambia on Engendering capacity development

28 March 2023 | 13:00-15:00 (UTC)

As a way of scaling out Climate Smart Technologies and Climate information services to farmers, the AICCRA project is implementing capacity-building activities for the benefit of all farmers (male, female and youth).

A presentation will be made by Everisto Mapedza (International Water Management Institute, IWMI) followed by discussions with webinar participants. 

The discussions will be focused on unpacking some of the successes, challenges and opportunities that have been encountered in Zambia while implementing capacity-building activities in a gender-sensitive manner.

We would like to encourage all of you to join and share your insights and good practices in relation to male, female and youth involvement in capacity-building activities under AICCRA project.  

We look forward to your contribution!

Agenda

Facilitator: Therese Gondwe

• Welcome remarks, Therese Gondwe
• Presentation, Everisto Mapedza
• Discussions, All
• Wrap up, Sophia Huyer

Reflections from climate-smart agriculture demonstrations in Kenya: engendering inclusion with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework

Tuesday 13 June | 15:00-16:00 (East Africa Time/EAT)

Women and other minority groups play vital roles in African agriculture. Yet a complex set of cultural, social, and political factors constrain their access to Climate-Smart Agricultural (CSA) technologies, which could be transformative for their ability to adapt to climate change.  

There is an urgent need to focus on the productivity and resilience of women and other underserved people in agriculture value chains, especially when faced with the impact of climate change in line with United Nations targets of zero hunger (SDG 2), gender equality (SDG 5) and climate action (SDG 13).

Under the AICCRA project, the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) is also helping to make access to these CSA technologies more inclusive. This seminar takes us through how the ESF is helping to drive inclusive access to CSA technologies in Kenya and further shaping women’s agency in agricultural knowledge transfers.

Agenda
Facilitator: Therese Gondwe

• Welcome remarks - Sophia Huyer, AICCRA Gender and Social Inclusion Thematic Lead
• Presentation - Adams Kwaw, AICCRA's Lead Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialist
• Discussions - All
• Wrapping up - Sophia Huyer 

For more information on this webinar series, please contact Therese Gondwe (t.gondwe@cgiar.org)