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Kate Amber is a Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit. Kate’s research broadly focuses on interventions that can increase incomes for smallholders and other microenterprises in agrifood value chains, with a specific focus on the inclusion of women. This includes work on programming in fragile settings, innovations in agricultural finance, and regulatory solutions for food safety. 

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The Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) is an assessment tool developed by IFPRI and partners to help evaluate the extent to which women are empowered across the policy cycle related to agrifood systems. WEAGov provides a way for national policymakers, civil society organizations, and researchers to identify gaps and opportunities to raise women’s voice and agency at different stages of the national policy cycle and provides a basis for monitoring progress in women’s empowerment in agrifood systems governance and related indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Project duration: 2022 – 2024

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Catherine Ragasa

Jordan Kyle

Donors and funders

CGIAR Trust Fund

Project partners

African Agricultural Technology Foundation

Manual

WEAGov implementation manual

2024Kyle, Jordan; Ragasa, Catherine
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WEAGov implementation manual

The Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) is an assessment tool developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and partners to evaluate women’s empowerment across the national policy cycle related to agrifood systems. WEAGov helps national policymakers, civil society actors, and researchers identify specific gaps and opportunities for enhancing women’s voice and agency in the agrifood policy process. It also aids in monitoring progress towards women’s empowerment in agrifood systems governance and related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This implementation manual describes WEAGov’s approach and methodology and provides guidance for its use. Additional support materials are available on the WEAGov project website (https://www.ifpri.org/project/womens-empowerment-agrifood-governance-weagov/), which is regularly updated.

Year published

2024

Authors

Kyle, Jordan; Ragasa, Catherine

Citation

Kyle, Jordan; and Ragasa, Catherine. 2024. WEAGov implementation manual. CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155060

Keywords

Policies; Women’s Participation; Agrifood Systems; Socioeconomic Development

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-NC-4.0

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Source record

Project

Gender Equality

Record type

Manual

Publications

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Report

Women’s Empowerment in Agricultural Governance (WEAGov) technical workshop: India pilot study

2024Ragasa, Catherine; Kyle, Jordan; Yasmin, Sabina; Pande, Harshita; Basu, Sampurna; Sharma, Aanshi
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Women’s Empowerment in Agricultural Governance (WEAGov) technical workshop: India pilot study

Gender Equality research initiative Gender Equality (HER+) is a One CGIAR Research Initiative seeking to address the following four dimensions of gender inequality in agrifood systems: o Women’s lack of agency or limited ability to define and act on goals, make decisions that matter to them, and participate in the economy and in public life; o Women’s lack of access to and control over resources; o Social norms that discriminate based on gender; and o Policies and governance that fail to include and benefit women. HER+ uses impactful gender research to address the four dimensions of gender inequality by applying gender-transformative approaches to address harmful norms. It does this by bundling innovations for women’s empowerment, leveraging social protection to increase women’s access to and control over resources, and promoting inclusive governance and policies for increased resilience. HER+ will generate learning and evidence on levers and entry points to disrupt the foundations of inequality in agrifood systems (AFS).

Year published

2024

Authors

Ragasa, Catherine; Kyle, Jordan; Yasmin, Sabina; Pande, Harshita; Basu, Sampurna; Sharma, Aanshi

Citation

Ragasa, Catherine; Kyle, Jordan; Yasmin, Sabina; Pande, Harshita; Basu, Sampurna; and Sharma, Aanshi. 2024. Women’s Empowerment in Agricultural Governance (WEAGov) technical workshop: India pilot study. Stakeholder Workshop Report July 2024. Montpellier, France: CGIAR System Organization. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149238

Country/Region

India

Keywords

Asia; Southern Asia; Capacity Development; Gender Equality; Innovation; Women’s Empowerment; Social Protection

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Source record

Project

Gender Equality

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Report

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Brief

WEAGov Nigeria pilot study: Findings and policy implications

2023Ragasa, Catherine; Kyle, Jordan; Onoja, Anthony; Achika, Anthonia I.; Adejoh, Stella O.; Onyenekwe, Chinasa S.; Koledoye, Gbenga; Ujor, Gloria C.; Nwali, Perpetual
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WEAGov Nigeria pilot study: Findings and policy implications

WEAGov assesses the state of women’s voice and agency in national agrifood policymaking. Like IFPRI’s Kaleidoscope Model, it adopts a policy process approach, looking at every stage of the policy cycle — from why certain issues become salient and how policy solutions to address them are designed, to the organizational strategies and budgetary outlays that shape policy implementation, to how policies are assessed against their objectives. Within each of these stages, WEAGov examines whether women are being considered, whether their voices are included, and whether they are influencing actions and decisions.

Year published

2023

Authors

Ragasa, Catherine; Kyle, Jordan; Onoja, Anthony; Achika, Anthonia I.; Adejoh, Stella O.; Onyenekwe, Chinasa S.; Koledoye, Gbenga; Ujor, Gloria C.; Nwali, Perpetual

Citation

Ragasa, Catherine; and Kyle, Jordan. 2023. WEAGov Nigeria pilot study: Findings and policy implications. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140309

Country/Region

Nigeria

Keywords

Western Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Africa; Women’s Empowerment; Policies; Agrifood Systems

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Source record

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Gender Equality

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Brief

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Conference Proceedings

Stakeholder workshop report: Women’s empowerment in agrifood systems governance (WEAGov) technical workshop: Nigeria pilot study

2023Kyle, Jordan; Ragasa, Catherine; Carrillo, Lucia
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Stakeholder workshop report: Women’s empowerment in agrifood systems governance (WEAGov) technical workshop: Nigeria pilot study

Inclusive governance and policies can promote adaptation to climate change as well as resilience of women in the agrifood system. The Women’s impowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) is a diagnostic tool developed by IFPRI to help evaluate the extent to which women are empowered across the policy cycle related to agrifood systems. WEAGov provides a way to identify gaps and opportunities to raise women’s voice and agency at different stages of the policy cycle, and provides a basis for monitoring progress in women’s empowerment in agrifood systems governance over time. The workshop described here took place on May 11, 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria and included policymakers, researchers, and private sector representatives. The workshop familiarized stakeholders with the WEAGov assessment framework and collected valuable inputs and feedback on a recent WEAGov pilot study conducted in Nigeria. While participants largely validated the WEAGov indicators, they recommended key areas for improved measurement which will be incorporated into the assessment framework.

Year published

2023

Authors

Kyle, Jordan; Ragasa, Catherine; Carrillo, Lucia

Citation

Kyle, Jordan; Ragasa, Catherine; and Carrillo, Lucia. 2023. Stakeholder workshop report: Women’s empowerment in agrifood systems governance (WEAGov) technical workshop: Nigeria pilot study. Gender Equality Report July 2023. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136826.

Country/Region

Nigeria

Keywords

Africa; Western Africa; Women; Gender; Food Systems; Women’s Empowerment; Governance; Gender Equality; Empowerment; Agrifood Systems

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open Access

Links

https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136826 Source record

Project

Gender Equality

Record type

Conference Proceedings

Blogs

Workshop: Applying the Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) tool to support gender-responsive policy innovation across Africa
IFPRI Blog
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July 12, 2024

Workshop: Applying the Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) tool to support gender-responsive policy innovation across Africa

By Jordan Kyle, Catherine Ragasa, Susan Kaaria, Margaret Mangheni, Dorine Odongo, and Anne Omamo

Collaborating to make food systems more inclusive.

Six big ideas to advance food systems resilience in Nigeria: Bringing CGIAR Initiatives together to foster collaboration and policy coherence
IFPRI Blog
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September 13, 2023

Six big ideas to advance food systems resilience in Nigeria: Bringing CGIAR Initiatives together to foster collaboration and policy coherence

By Katrina Kosec, Jordan Kyle, Evgeniya Anisimova, Lucia Carrillo, and Omobolanle Onilogbo

Stakeholders grapple with rapid change.

WEAGov: A new conceptual framework to assess women’s empowerment in agricultural governance
IFPRI Blog
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December 30, 2022

WEAGov: A new conceptual framework to assess women’s empowerment in agricultural governance

By Catherine Ragasa, Jordan Kyle, Sarah Eissler, and Patricia Kristjanson

Developing a tool to assess gender and policymaking.

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Donors

CGIAR Trust Fund

Team members

Jordan Kyle

Jordan Kyle

Research Fellow, Poverty,
Gender, and Inclusion

Jordan Kyle

Jordan Kyle

Research Fellow, Poverty,
Gender, and Inclusion

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On December 6, 2023, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) organized a workshop on Women’s Empowerment in Agrifood Governance (WEAGov) Assessment Tool under the CGIAR initiative on Gender Equality with the assistance of the Agricultural Policy Research Network (APRNet). The workshop gathered esteemed experts, policymakers, and stakeholders to deliberate on crucial strategies for enhancing gender inclusivity within Nigeria’s agrifood systems.

External events

On May 12 in Abuja, Nigeria, two CGIAR initiatives – Fragility, Conflict, and Migration (FCM) and National Policies and Strategies (NPS) – brought together policymakers, researchers, and representatives from the private sector and civil society to discuss how to advance food systems resilience amid crises while empowering women and youth, in the context of Nigeria. The workshop featured presentations from six other CGIAR research initiatives working in Nigeria and fostered lively discussions. Participants delved into cutting-edge research outcomes, identifying evidence gaps and potential collaborative avenues.

 

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