In this blog, Alex Russell of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Assets and Market Access describes the Heifer International SLVC program, a program intended to help poor rural women in Nepal create a sustainable pathway out of poverty. As part of their impact evaluation, the program piloted the project-level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture >> Read more
Introducing pro-WEAI: A tool for measuring women’s empowerment in agricultural development projects
In April 2018, the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2), launched the pilot version of the Project-Level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI). Pro-WEAI is a new survey-based index for measuring empowerment, agency, and inclusion of women in the agriculture sector. Developed jointly by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the Oxford >> Read more
Land Matters for Women: Devex Campaign
When talking about asset ownership and control for smallholder farmers, land is one of the most important assets to consider. Owning, operating and controling land can influence food security, gender relations, the environment, economic development, conflict resolution, and transparency, among other things. Throughout September, the international development news and business site, Devex, is running a campaign entitled "Land Matters", which will highlight >> Read more