Gender

Globally, women and men work together as agricultural producers and household caregivers to secure their households’ livelihoods, food security, and nutrition. However, the division of rights, resources, and responsibilities between men and women often makes women and girls more vulnerable to malnutrition, poor health, and excessive workloads. The International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) mission is to provide research-based policy solutions to reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. Understanding such gendered differences is an integral part of IFPRI’s work to illuminate pathways to sustainable and inclusive economic development. Review IFPRI's full gender strategy for more information.

IFPRI collects data, tests models, and generates important findings on how gender relates to food and nutrition security; the gendered impacts of agricultural development projects; power and resource allocation within the household; market development and trade; institution building; land tenure; natural resource management; and overall economic development and poverty reduction. To achieve these ends, IFPRI collaborated with the CGIAR Research Programs on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) and Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM).

IFPRI’s research on this topic is closely aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 1, SDG 2, and SDG 5.