IFPRI is participating in the annual interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development (TROPENTAG).

Workshop 3: How to Reach Women Farmers with Innovative Extension Approaches: Insights from the Field (September 14, 2021 — 8:00am – 11:00am EDT)

• Organizer: Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, CGIAR-IFPRI

This workshop combines a series of short presentations on the topic of innovative extension approaches and their gendered impacts with a panel discussion including policymakers and practitioners from India, Kenya and Uganda. Proposed short presentations include:

Organizational innovation in times of crises: The case of extension and advisory services during Covid-19

• Kristin Davis, Senior Research Fellow, CGIAR-IFPRI

Gendered access to extension services during Covid-19: Insights from Nepal and India

• Muzna Alvi, Research Fellow, CGIAR-IFPRI