MDG 3 : Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

As women do most of the agricultural work in low-income countries, more efficiently productive farming systems benefit women first. A vibrant agricultural sector helps promote economic opportunities for women, allowing them to build assets, generate wealth, and improve family welfare.

The CGIAR Systemwide Initiative on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis addresses the full gamut of issues affecting the farmwomen upon whom the nurturing of families and ecosystems depends. The initiative is helping to reorient technological interventions and policies to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.