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Agnes Quisumbing

Agnes Quisumbing is a Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit. She co-leads a research program that examines how closing the gap between men’s and women’s ownership and control of assets may lead to better development outcomes.

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Gender Gap Shrinks in Agricultural Research in Africa South of the Sahara (Channel Africa)

November 23, 2017


Channel Africa, the radio arm of South Africa Broadcasting Corporation, interviewed Agriculture Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI)’s Program Head, Nienke Beintema, on her latest research related to shrinking gender gap in agricultural research in Africa south of the Sahara. In the radio broadcast, Beintema explained despite improvement in number of women joining research in some countries, international community still needs to find ways to address structural issues that impede their participation.

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