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Vicki's Picks

Welcome to my blog! On this page, you’ll find a collection of recommended reads, links, reports, and other resources that I hope will inspire and challenge you in your vital work as African agricultural scientists who serve other women. Have a browse and please share your comments here and/or on our Facebook page.

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New World Bank Toolkit Released

The World Bank has released a toolkit on Gender issues in M&E in Agriculture. It provides practical guidance on how to integrate gender into M&E of agriculture investments. It is a useful tool for project teams, borrowers and partners, which provides step-by-step guidelines on gender mainstreaming at different stages of agriculture development projects.

Why ‘Female’ Scientist?

Chronicle of Higher Education blogger recounts with wit and irony some of the challenges encountered while working in a male-dominated profession.  Many African women scientists also face these same attitudes daily, as well.  AWARD is working to equip these emerging leaders to be a voice for change.

Add your comments to Female Science Professor’s thought-provoking articles and be a voice for change, too.

Free e-book: Science Writing for Agricultural Research Scientists

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has made a new e-manual available free of charge. Science Writing for Agricultural Research Scientists is available in hard copy from CTA on request and the electronic version can be accessed from the CTA website. You can also download this PDF.

Developing Innovations Systems for African Agriculture

A very pertinent article on the policy brief from the Futures Agricultures Consortium. This policy brief, published by the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) at the Future Agricultures Consortium, examines how an African 'green revolution' could be underpinned by the development of innovation systems rather than technology transfer.

 

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Women are the (invisible) guardians of livestock diversity—New FAO study

A new study by FAO argues that to succeed, livestock breed conservation efforts must empower women. Women livestock keepers worldwide must be recognized as the major actors in efforts to arrest the decline of indigenous breeds, crucial for rural food security and animal genetics, [the] new FAO study argues. “Yet women’s contribution to indigenous livestock breeding and conservation is poorly documented and undervalued,” the study Invisible Guardians: Women Manage Livestock Diversity says.

See ILRI’s informative blog on this report, as well.