Job vacancy at Agasha Group Ltd

Position 1: Project Coordinator (internal staff only)

Position 2: Project Administrator/Marketing (open)

Project Name: Development of Digital Agribusiness Platform that will facilitate Agricultural stakeholders to network and collaborate with each other during and post COVID-19. The initial stage is sponsored by Agasha Group in partnership with aBi Development Ltd (www.abi.co.ug).

Job description (qualifications, skills and experience): https://agashablog.blogspot.com/2020/11/job-administratormarketing.html?m=1.

How to apply: Email your CV (2 pages maximum) to directoryagribusiness@gmail.com. In the body of the email message, include your expected monthly salary and contact details of 3 referees.

Deadline: Extended to Friday, 11th December 2020.

Powerwomen for cooperatives

Female leadership in agricultural cooperatives supported by Agriterra

Agriterra has developed a female leadership trajectory in order to contribute closing the gender gap in agricultural cooperatives. A special magazine is now available with the results achieved so far and the stories of participating women.

The representation and participation of women in cooperatives and farmers organisations is in most parts of the world low. Women constitute over 70% of the agricultural workforce and are a relatively overrepresented group in rural areas. Despite being the largest workforce, they are behind informal representation and decision making. They are often deprived of land rights, land ownership, access to finance, access to education etc. Cultural beliefs have women put in a backwards position where they are seen as the ones taking care of domestic affairs but not of economic affairs, though they invest lots of their time as labour in the agricultural sector, but not

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BOOK LAUNCH

Virtual Event - COVID-19 & Global Food Security

The coronavirus pandemic has sparked not only a health crisis but also an economic crisis, which together pose a serious threat to food security, particularly in poorer countries. COVID-19 & Global Food Security brings together a groundbreaking series of IFPRI blog posts looking at the impacts of COVID-19 and the policy responses. IFPRI researchers and guest bloggers provide key insights and analysis on how the global pandemic is affecting global poverty and food security and nutrition, food trade and supply chains, gender, employment, and a variety of policy interventions, as well as reflections on how we can use these lessons to better prepare for future pandemics. These pieces draw on a combination of conceptual arguments, global and country-level simulation models, in-country surveys, case studies, and expert opinions. Together, they present a comprehensive picture of the current and potential impact of COVID-19 and the world’

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First open-registration online F&S gender in value chain training

I am very happy to announce that I will be facilitating the first F&S online gender in value chain training together with my colleague Emma Feenstra.

Thanks to COVID-19, we have decided to provide this training as an open-registration training for everyone to join.

For whom?

If you're struggling with gender issues in your value chain project and you are looking for practical training to learn more about this topic, this might be just the training for you!

In 5 weeks, you will learn how to conduct a gender analysis in a value chain relevant for your work, analyze the gender-based constraints, formulate interventions to address them and develop an action plan.

The training will start on 15 June and costs only €895! Check the leaflet for more detailed info and registration: http://fairandsustainable.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-18-Folder-training-GVC.pdf

AgriProFocus Zambia celebrates women in agriculture- pushes for change through coalitions

It was a great start to our signature Business Drinks Event which we co-hosted with our Member Heifer International and partner Nkoka Women in Agro Business under the theme “Women in Climate Smart Agriculture-Accelerating change through coalitions”.

As we celebrated Women's Month, it was wonderful interacting and networking with women eager to be at the epi-centre in transforming the agricultural sector and making it more sustainable for women in Zambia.

Part of the highlight of the event included discussions towards coalition building in addressing several challenges affecting women in agriculture such as limited access to land, limited access to finance, access to extension services, appropriate technology advancement and sustainable market opportunities.

The Special Business Drinks was a kickoff for the Women in Agriculture Conference that took place on 5th March, 2020 at NIPA Conference Centre, M

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Opportunities for Youth & Women in the EU funded Agribiz Programme

The Agribiz programme (Ksh. 1.5 billion) is supported by the European Union, Denmark (Danida) and the African Development Bank. The programme is being implemented by the Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (KCIC) and it aims to address the key challenges that hinder youth and women from tapping into the immense potential that the agriculture sector offers and it will help about 2,400 agribusiness owned and led led by women and youth to grow. Additionally, the programme aims to create 17,000 job opportunities along different agricultural value chains.

Business incubation hubs will be set up in the 8 counties namely: Kilifi, Machakos, Kiambu, Meru, Isiolo, Kisii, Bungoma and Uasin Gishu.

To apply please click HERE.

Opportunity: literature review on gender dynamics in seed systems.

Would you like to contribute to the growing body of knowledge on gender dynamics in seed systems?

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is looking for a collaborator to conduct a semi-systematic literature review on gender dynamics in seed systems innovations. The review is a key output from the ISSD Africa component on gender dynamics.

Download and read the Terms of Reference here.

Deadline for reactions: 31 March 2020. Please send your responses to IFPRI, see contact person in the ToR.

copied from:

https://issdafrica.org/2020/03/23/opportunity-literature-review-on-gender-dynamics-in-seed-systems/

Further reading on seed systems innovation:

https://issdafrica.org/

https://knowledge4food.net/research-project/seed-systems-development-call/ 

https://knowledge4food.net/knowledge-portal/seed-systems/ 

 

Addis Ababa C40 Women4Climate Mentorship Programme up and running! 

Winning projects selected for development through mentorship in the C40 Women4Climate program range from greenspace and urban agriculture initiatives, through to transportation and medical waste management innovations. Young women climate visionaries have been paired with more experienced women of their choice that can coach and advise them in the development and implementation of their projects. The launch of the program took place in January, and now the mentees are undergoing capacity building training and meeting with their mentors for consultation sessions. 

Mentorship programmes like this one are very important in helping to bridge the generation gap we see in the sustainability movement. When the generation gap persists, young visionaries often lack the knowledge, experience, and network to get their great ideas off the ground, and while more experienced people are missing the energy enthusiasm and bol

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Proud Rwandan woman’s success story in Horticulture

Every 8th March is a global celebration of International Women’s day. On this special day, non-profit organizations, private and government institutions reflect on progress made in empowering women but also celebrating the outstanding achievements made by women in different sectors.

Anita Tumusenge, a horticulture woman farmer from Southern Province, Nyanza district overcame her fear and through horticulture farming, she has made success and became a role model to many.

During the 1994 Rwanda Genocide against the Tutsi, I lost my husband and all my siblings. I was born in a family of 9 children, but left alone! After that tragedy, I had children and family members to raise and look after on my own. It was very hard and when I got a job the salary was not enough to help me cater for all the problems we had.

I started to think about something I can do to be self-employed. I took advantage of my love and passion for Agriculture – Farmi

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Call for Proposals for Youth and Women Agriculture Grants

Deadline: 28 March 2020

AU-IBAR Call for Proposals: Support implementation of Youth and Women in Livestock, Fisheries and aquaculture Agribusiness Incubation

In the framework of the implementation of the Member state funds to “Support implementation of Youth and Women in Livestock, Fisheries and aquaculture Agribusiness Incubation”, AU-IBAR will undertake to utilize these funds to empower African youth and women to effectively participate in the animal resources sector.

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Position: International feminist researcher  

We are a start-up feminist research incubator with an office in Australia and Ethiopia. We require an international researcher to spend 6 months working from our Ethiopia office and helping to build research capacity and excellence. However, you can remain homebased if that is your preference and work in teams remotely via Skype/zoom. You will have a keen desire to learn and grow personally and professionally and are able to receive critical feedback as a growth opportunity. Your discipline does not matter as we are a multi-disciplinary research center.

Duties and responsibilities

• Analyze global and country data and policy changes/influence;

• Plan, implement and review data collection, validation, analysis;

• Lead teams of researchers and maintain quality control of research outputs; • Write research proposals, concept notes and budgets;

• Publish articles, policy briefs and blogs;

• Present data findings in a visually appealing a

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Rwanda Agriculture is mentioned as a sector full of opportunities

It is time to rethink how we grow, share and consume our food. If done right, agriculture, can provide nutritious food for all and generate decent incomes, while supporting people-centered rural development and protecting the environment.  

Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has challenged leaders to help farmers make most of public investments brought to them by the Government and its partners.   The officials visited two irrigation schemes along lakes Cyambwe and Rwampanga in Nasho and Mpanga Sectors, one of them being in Nasho Sector, worth $30 million, and funded by Howard G. Buffett Foundation (HGBF). The main crops planted in the scheme are maize, soybeans and beans.

According to Magnifique Ndambe Nzaramba, the project manager, since the introduction of the project in 2017, maize productivity increased from 1.244 tonnes per hectare in Season 2017A to 6.726 tonnes per hectare in Season 2019A, with some

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Comment atteindre, bénéficier et autonomiser les femmes?

Dans un post précédent, j'ai partagé une infographie sur l'autonomisation économique des femmes, dans ce post, je veux partager une infographie qui vous aidera à concevoir des stratégies efficaces pour atteindre cet objectif. Il visualise le cadre Atteindre - Beneficier - Autonomiser développé par l'IFPRI en 2017.

Le cadre donne plus de clarté lors de la conception des interventions et aide à aligner les objectifs avec les stratégies et les indicateurs pour suivre l'impact.

Selon ce cadre:

- Le simple fait d'atteindre les femmes (par exemple en les incluant dans des réunions ou des formations) ne garantit pas qu'elles bénéficieront d'un projet.

- Même si les femmes bénéficient (par exemple, d'un revenu accru ou de l'accès aux services),

- Les femmes ne deviendront pas nécessairement autonomes (par exemple, en contrôlant ces revenus ou ces actifs).

En général, les projets devraient viser à aller au-delà de la simpl

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How to reach, benefit and empower women?

In a previous post, I shared an infographic on Women's Economic Empowerment, in this post I want to share an infographic which will help you design effective strategies to reach this objective. It visualizes the Reach - Benefit - Empower framework developed by IFPRI in 2017.

The framework gives more clarity when designing interventions and helps to align objectives with strategies and indicators to monitor impact.

According to this framework:

- Simply reaching women (e.g. by including them in meetings or training) does not ensure that they will benefit from a project.

- Even if women benefit (e.g. from increased income or access to services),

- Women are not necessarily empowered (e.g. in control over that income or assets).

In general, projects should aim to go beyond merely reaching women.

Read more on this framework by IFPRI here or here

The infographic is developed b Fair & Sustainable with support of ICCO and available in English, French, a

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Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur l'autonomisation économique des femmes en un coup d'œil!

Fair & Sustainable Consulting et AgriProFocus ont créé une infographie du cadre d'autonomisation économique des femmes (WEE). L'infographie s'est avérée très utile dans de nombreuses sessions de formation pour les professionnels intéressés à développer des chaînes de valeur sensibles au genre en Afrique, en Asie et en Amérique Latine. L'infographie est disponible en anglais (une version africaine et une version asiatique), en français, en espagnol, en portugais et en bahasa indonésien. Les images dans les différentes versions sont adaptées aux différents contextes ethniques et culturels. À l'arrière de l'infographie, le cadre est appliqué à différentes situations le long de la chaîne de valeur: les femmes dans l'agriculture domestique, les femmes dans les organisations de producteurs, les femmes en tant qu'entrepreneurs et les femmes en tant qu'employées.

Suivez ce l

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Everything you always wanted to know about Women's Economic Empowerment in one glance!

Fair & Sustainable Consulting and AgriProFocus have created an infographic of the Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) Framework. The infographic has proven to be very useful in many training sessions for professionals interested in developing gender-sensitive value chains in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The infographic is available in English (an African and an Asian version), in French, in Spanish, in Portuguese and in Bahasa Indonesia. The pictures in the different versions are adjusted to the different ethnic and cultural contexts. On the backside of the infographic, the framework is applied to different situations along the value chain: women in household farming, women in producer organisations, women as entrepreneurs and women as employees. 

Follow this link to find all versions in pdf on the gender resources page of the AgriPoFocus website: https://lnkd.in/dQNh8NY

The infographic is made by Too

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Women in Horticulture Bootcamp 2019 took place at “enhancing the business case of women in horticulture”

Rubavu, 03rd-06th December 2019 – The HortInvest project in partnership with AgriProFocus Rwanda and ICCO Cooperation organized the 2019 Women in Horticulture Bootcamp that took place at Centre d’Accueil St Francois Xavier. The Women in Horticulture Bootcamp aimed to promote the growth of women in the horticulture Sector.

Participants at the Women Bootcamp event were horticultural crop producer organizations, processors, Financial institutions, Fruits trading (individuals&companies), business development services provider , input suppliers, Government institutions (NAEB&RAB), and Private sector federation (PSF, RHIO). The women bootcamp event brought together 30 women from the 6 districts of Southern and Western Province; Muhanga, Ngororero, Karongi, Rutsiro, Nyabihu and Rubavu. During this event, It included inspiration and mindset change sessions followed by agribusiness field visi

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Opportunity: Call for application-One Planet Fellowship

Deadline: 30.03.2020

One Planet Fellowship seeks to build a vibrant, highly connected and inter-generational network of African and European scientist leaders equipped to use a gender lens to help Africa's small-holder farmers adapt to a changing climate.

Selected candidates will participate in an intensive, three years non-residential, career acceleration in process aimed at fostering leadership skills, strengthening scientific research skills including integrating gender into research, and catalyzing research partnerships and networks.

Interested? Find more details about this application, kindly follow this LINK