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Horticulture Innovation Lab research related to gender addresses ways horticulture can provide a pathway for women to improve their household's income and nutrition. Providing women equitable access to agricultural inputs and extension information can allow them to make better use of the benefits that horticultural crops can offer. The program has also purposely offered gender-focused training to its researchers, to enable them to better incorporate gender considerations into their research processes.

Janelle Larson

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics

Consortium Specialist - Gender Equity
The Pennsylvania State University

Janelle Larson is an associate professor of agricultural economics at Penn State University.

jbl6@psu.edu

Four individuals of sustainable farming initiative leaders at Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture and Technology campus

A Call to Action and for Collaborative Co-Creation

Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT publishes "A Systems Approach for More Effective and Inclusive Agricultural Innovation for Sustainable Transformation," a five-part blog series produced as part of a collaborative effort led by Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture.

Cultivating Equity: Building International Partnerships for Sustainable Horticulture and Food Systems Research

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture receives 2023-24 Seed Grant for sustainable development, from UC Davis Global Affairs and the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Join the GenderUp Journey: Scaling Innovation for Positive Social Outcomes

Updates and new Agrilinks article on anticipating the consequences of scaling initiatives has been released in Agricultural Systems! Read more about the theory used to develop content for GenderUp and follows the promising first experiences of two teams who piloted the tool.

Promoting of food and nutrition security through indigenous fruits and vegetables in Ghana and Mali

Promoting food and nutrition security in the West African sub-region through indigenous, neglected and underutilized fruits and vegetables

Led by Dr. Freda E. Asem, University of Ghana

Providing a deeper understanding of the significant role African indigenous fruit and vegetable (AIFVs) have in global food and nutrition security, this project investigates how actors along the value chain can increase income through enhanced production and consumption of and AIFVs in Ghana and Mali.

Ghana, Mali

Enhancing the production and consumption of AIVs to improve diets in Ghana and Mali

Enhancing the production and consumption of African indigenous fruits and vegetables (AIFV) to improve diets in Ghana and Mali

Led by Gloria Essilfie, University of Ghana

With emphasis on the promotion of women and youth-led enterprises, this project raises consumer awareness of the nutritional benefits of African indigenous fruits and vegetables (AIFVs) for dietary diversity, while increasing incomes for all actors along the value chain.

Ghana, Mali

Small-scale producers in tomato greenhouse.

Determining the trade-offs between short and long horticulture value chains in Kenya

Led by Willis Owino, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

A project focused on the impacts of long and short horticultural value chains on nutrition, economic and social outcomes, and the utilization of information communication technologies (ICTs) within these value chains, to determine the interventions and innovations required to achieve specific outcomes and avoid harmful unintended scaling outcomes.

Kenya

Woman small-scale producer with woman researcher in field of corn and other vegetable horticultural crops.

Determining the cost-benefit of integrating horticulture into staple crop production in Kenya

Led by Kwadwo Danso-Mensah, International Center for Evaluation and Development , University of Ghana

Focused on a successful transition for women small-scale producers in their shift from staple to horticulture production, this project examines the trade-offs across nutritious diet, income, land use and time availability, for small-scale producers in Kenya.

Kenya

Advancing technology based on urban and peri-urban horticulture needs in Bangladesh and Nepal

Led by Kalyani Tripathi, Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU)

This project focuses on enhancing urban and peri-urban community access to nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables, while creating employment opportunities for the local community, and promoting women and youth entrepreneurship development.

Nepal, Bangladesh

Webinar 1: Introduction to Scaling and Development in Agriculture

Presentation

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