Eureka Alert published a press release about a new paper stating that as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration begins, almost 50 authors from diverse backgrounds set out 10 rules for addressing human and social dimensions of restoration currently over

Cvonet (China) reported on the 2019 Annual Trends and Outlooks Report.  Senior Research Fellow and co-author of the Report, Ruth Meinzen-

ScienceNet.cn (China) reported on the recently released IFPRI's, 2019 Annual trends and outlook report: Gender equality in rural Africa: From commitments to outcomes. (2019 ATOR).

Lomé, Togo, - Many African governments have committed to promoting inclusive agricultural growth in recent years, but their efforts often neglect the key role played by gender, according to a new report. Evidence shows that gender differences are affecting African countries’ ability to meet their goals of ending hunger, reducing poverty, boosting trade, and increasing resilience to climate change and other risks.

The Good Men Project (USA) wrote on gender, land rights, and equality. Senior Research Fellow Ruth Meinzen-Dick described gender inequality regarding land tenure and rights. “Women fall between two stools.

Newsday (Zimbabwe) reported on an op-ed by Ruth Meinzen-Dick. The op-ed explains that over 60% of all employed women in Sub-Saharan Africa work in agriculture.

Project Syndicate published an op-ed by Research Fellow, Ruth Meinzen-Dick focusing on women in agriculture.

Spore published an op-ed by Senior Research Fellow Ruth Meinzen-Dick about the progress of women’s empowerment in agriculture, highlighting IFPRI initiatives like ANGeL, WEAI, and pro-WEAI.

• Pro-WEAI measures women’s empowerment and inclusion at the project level
• Helps projects to identify areas of existing empowerment and disempowerment, and measure progress
• It captures three domains of power and includes new indicators such as ‘attitudes toward domestic violence’

IFPRI Senior Research Fellows Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Agnes Quisumbing and Research Analyst Sophie Theis wrote an op-ed debunking common myths about women in agriculture.

IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Research Fellow Dawit Mekonnen were both mentioned in a Reuters article about irrigation.

Senior research fellow Ruth Meinzen-Dick

IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Ruth Meinzen-Dick published a piece on Devex about the importance of strengthening land rights for women. Meinzen-Dick wrote that more women with land rights will contribute to sustainability.

Entebbe—High-level policymakers, community organizers, and experts from around the world are gathering here to discuss how to strengthen poor people’s access to land and water. According to a global study to be presented at the conference, if poor people can harness these vital resources and work together to manage them more effectively, they can reduce their own poverty.