Jemimah Njuki elaborated the top two challenges facing those working in gender-related agricultural research are lack of trained people on the ground and lack of published evidence showing the success or failure of past agricultural development projects aiming to help women.
Jemimah Njuki is a specialist in issues related to women and gender in agriculture. In this short film she explains her belief that farm animals could be one way for poor women to make money, feed their families better and educate their children. "Owning animal assets gives women power" says Njuk...
In early May 2011, people working on the Nile Basin Development Challenge (http://nilebdc.org) met in Addis Ababa in a 'science and reflection workshop'. Session 2 of the workshop examined institutional and other processes that are key to success of the overall program. In this video, Jemimah Nju...
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Jemimah Njuki explained that two facts have hindered women’s development in agriculture: lack of ability to inherit land and other rules stemming from traditional cultures and the fact that most policymakers are men; changes are now occurring in both areas.
From 31 January to 2 February 2011, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) hosts a workshop on gender and market oriented agriculture. Here, two of the meeting organisers - Jemimah Njuki and Ranjitha Puskur introduce the aims and anticipated outcomes of the workshop.