Rise up together: Women’s role in transforming Africa’s food systems

07/09/2020
Via Zoom

Moving forward on agriculture in Africa and achieving sustainable, productive food systems hinges on establishing gender equality.

This requires changing the norms and policies that favor men today to include women’s preferences, realities, and ambitions. First, because women have a right to the same opportunities and the same benefits from agriculture, natural resources, and food production as men. Second, because only when women are able to participate, on equal footing with men, in the urgently needed transformation of food systems will we be able to sustainably defeat hunger and produce enough, and good enough, food under the ongoing climate emergency.

Join the newly established CGIAR GENDER Platform for this launch event, which will seek feedback on select research priorities and aim to establish diverse partnerships so that we, together, can advance a portfolio of promising, practical, useful solutions for gender equality in agriculture.


DATE

September 7, 2020
17:00–18:00 (CAT time)

CONTACT

Vivian Atakos
Regional Communication Specialist
v.atakos@cgiar.org


REGISTER

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  • Introduce the CGIAR GENDER Platform and get feedback on its research priorities
  • Highlight the importance of gender equality to transform African food systems and feed cities across the continent
  • Build linkages and partnerships to make progress on GENDER’s agenda

Moderator:

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Vivian Atakos

Regional Communication Specialist for Africa, the International Potato Center

Speakers:

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Nicoline de Haan

CGIAR GENDER Platform Director
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Stephen Potter

Director of Agriculture and Food Systems and CGIAR Council Member, Global Affairs Canada
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Markus Ihalainen

Senior Research Officer and Gender and Social Inclusion Co-Coordinator, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
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Eileen Nchanji

Gender Specialist, Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Panelists:

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Kagwiria Koome

Manager, Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation
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Mariame Maiga

Gender and Social Development Advisor of CORAF (Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le Développement Agricoles)
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Schenggen Fan

CGIAR Board Member and Chair; Professor, China Agricultural University)
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