EVENT NAME Lessons from the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index EVENT DATE: WEDNESDAY, 29 MARCH 2023 ----------------------------------------------- EVENT CHAT [2023-03-29 09:02:32] [Martha Saldinger] Hi All. Martha Saldinger with CNFA. [2023-03-29 09:02:53] [Catherine Alston] Hi all, Cat Alston with Resonance based in DC [2023-03-29 09:02:54] [Ruth Meinzen-Dick] I'm Ruth Meinzen-Dick from IFPRI. I've been involved in developing WEAI since the beginning. It's so great to see how it is being taken up. [2023-03-29 09:02:54] [henk gilhuis] Henk Gilhuis from Rainforest Alliance [2023-03-29 09:03:06] [Ali Hikmet Kalkan] Hi All, Ali from DevelopMetrics [2023-03-29 09:03:09] [Aoife ] Hi, Aoife Roche from the University of Galway [2023-03-29 09:03:10] [Schafer Castella] Hello all - Schafer Bomstein Castella, Technical Director, Market Systems Development with CNFA, based in Washington, DC. [2023-03-29 09:03:13] [Richard Lee Tinsley] Dick Tinsley, Colorado State University [2023-03-29 09:03:16] [Fuad Hassan] Hi, Dr. Fuad Hassan, SPIA, CGIAR [2023-03-29 09:03:25] [Juan Carlo Intriago Zambrano] Hi everyone. This is Juan Carlo, from IDH at the Netherlands [2023-03-29 09:03:25] [Richard Goodman] Rick Goodman Univ of Nebraska, 24 years safety assessment of GM crops. Going to Kenya in May for meetings. [2023-03-29 09:03:29] [Olawunmi Ilesanmi] Howdy All, Wunmi Ilesanmi joining from Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, Texas A&M University [2023-03-29 09:03:32] [Charlotte Block] Charlotte Block, NCBA CLUSA [2023-03-29 09:03:34] [Shahadath Hossain ] Hi All, This us Shahadath from Binghamton University NY, USA [2023-03-29 09:03:35] [Julie Ghostlaw] Hi everyone, my name is Julie Ghostlaw from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [2023-03-29 09:03:39] [Martina Occelli] Good day everyone! Martina Occelli, Cornell University (Ag. Econ focus on local knowledge and intra-household research) [2023-03-29 09:03:52] [Mary Onsongo] Mary Onsongo - mary.onsongo@winrock.org [2023-03-29 09:03:54] [Maarten Froeling] Maarten Froeling, Mathematica Policy Research [2023-03-29 09:03:58] [Jaime Shabalina] Hello all! Jaime Shabalina from MCC [2023-03-29 09:04:00] [Mavzuna Yaminova] Hi. Mavzuna Yaminova, DAI Global Tajikistan [2023-03-29 09:04:07] [Caroline Deschak] Hi all, Caroline Deschak with ICF, using the A-WEIA as part of RFS monitoring in Feed the Future countries [2023-03-29 09:04:25] [Joan Ebube] Hi all, Joan Ebube from Winrock International [2023-03-29 09:04:29] [Legesse Abate] Hi Every one. This is Legesse from Stichting Wageningen research Ethiopia [2023-03-29 09:04:34] [Kimberly Easson] Greetings everyone! Kimberly Easson from Equal Origins based in Washington DC. We work to advance gender equity in the coffee and cocoa sectors - and ag more broadly. [2023-03-29 09:04:38] [Akey Ernest Amegawovor] Hi My name is Ernest Akey, a doctoral student from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana [2023-03-29 09:04:41] [Jennifer Simpson] Hi all, Jennifer Simpson from Chemonics, Evidence & Learning! [2023-03-29 09:04:46] [Michael Saltz] Learn more here: https://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/agriculture-and-food-security/us-government-global-food-security-strategy [2023-03-29 09:05:01] [Joy Chinenye Mba ] Hello everyone, Joy Mba, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. [2023-03-29 09:05:02] [Marjatta Eilitta] Good morning/afternoon/evening! I'm Marjatta Eilitta from CNFA and Farmer-to-Farmer program. [2023-03-29 09:05:04] [Lauren Galvin] Hi all, Lauren Galvin from Global Communities. Hi Jennifer Simpson!! [2023-03-29 09:05:24] [Eric Munoz] Eric Munoz, Senior Program Manager, Food Systems w/Oxfam America. [2023-03-29 09:05:25] [Felix Otieno] Hello. I am Felix Otieno from SERVIR ESA, GAIINS Project, Kenya. [2023-03-29 09:05:26] [Lauren Trondsen] Hi everyone, Lauren Trondsen from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety [2023-03-29 09:05:27] [Jennifer Simpson] Hi Lauren! !! [2023-03-29 09:06:38] [James Stevenson] Hi all, I'm James Stevenson, Senior Research Fellow, CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (c/o IFPRI) [2023-03-29 09:06:54] [Diana West] I'm Diana West, GESI lead at NASA/SERVIR and GAIINS project, Kenya [2023-03-29 09:07:11] [Pamella Kitiyo] Pamella Kitiyo from Kenya here. Self Help Africa - Gender Advisor [2023-03-29 09:07:20] [Ian Schwenke] Hello all, Ian Schwenke, MEL Specialist at Nuru International. [2023-03-29 09:08:04] [RAFIU AKINPELU OLAORE] Greetings from Nigeria. I am Rafiu Olaore, Executive Director, Youths Enterprise Development & Innovation Society. https://yedis.org [2023-03-29 09:09:00] [Beatrice msafiri] hi [2023-03-29 09:09:02] [Esvenia Viola] Esvenia Viola from Mozambique. United purpose/self help Africa - MEAL [2023-03-29 09:09:17] [stephanie cheesman] I am the only one that doesn't see the slides moving? [2023-03-29 09:09:29] [Tiyonga Robert] Hello everyone! Tiyonga Robert, Integrity Global [2023-03-29 09:09:39] [Beatrice msafiri] hi this is beatrice CEO BIVAC products Tanzania [2023-03-29 09:09:41] [Salome Asena ] Hi all. I'm Salome from the United States International University-Africa, Nairobi - Kenya [2023-03-29 09:09:42] [Caroline Muchiri] They are moving @stephanie [2023-03-29 09:10:07] [Chris Connelly] I am Gift Mwembe MEAL Manager Concern Worldwide. Malawi [2023-03-29 09:10:19] [Alyssa Killingsworth] Hello all! Alyssa Killingsworth with Convoy of Hope, joining from Missouri, USA. [2023-03-29 09:10:37] [Gaudensia Bakilile] Gaudensia Bakilile joining from Tanzania, [2023-03-29 09:10:48] [Carolino António Martinho] Hi! This is Carolino MARTINHO from Mozambique [2023-03-29 09:11:16] [Macmilan KISEMBO] Hello, Macmilan from DRC [2023-03-29 09:11:27] [Michael Saltz] Thanks for joining everyone! Reminder that you can ask questions in the Q&A box and upvote the questions you want to see answered. [2023-03-29 09:11:29] [Jessica Murphy] Hi! I'm Jessica Murphy. A Masters of Food Security Policy and Management student in University College Cork, Ireland. [2023-03-29 09:11:47] [Elvis Bakengemungu] Hello Every one, I'm Elvis Bakengemungu, from International Rescue Committee [2023-03-29 09:11:52] [Muga Moses] Hi, 😊 😊Muga Moses a postgraduate student undertaking Master of Science in Agronomy University of Eldoret, Kenya. mosesmuga00@gmail.com [2023-03-29 09:11:54] [Jennifer Simpson] Can someone please enter the current speaker's name/affiliation? I missed her name thank you! [2023-03-29 09:12:28] [Aklima Parvin] HI all, this is Aklima Parvin from IFPRI, Bangladesh. [2023-03-29 09:12:40] [Debbie Muir] Hi All, Debbie Muir, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, South Africa [2023-03-29 09:12:42] [Emmanuel Wisgtos Inkoom] Hello I am Emmanuel Wisgtos Inkoom, an Agricultural Economist and Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana [2023-03-29 09:13:01] [Yeyoung Lee] Hi All, This is Yeyoung Lee from Michigan State University, MI, USA. [2023-03-29 09:13:27] [Michael Saltz] Current speaker: Lindsey Moore CEO and Founder DevelopMetrics [2023-03-29 09:13:41] [Soma Kumari Rana] Hi, I am Soma Rana from iDE Nepal [2023-03-29 09:14:16] [Md. Zahidul Hassan Zihad] Hello! I am Md. Zahidul Hassan from DATA, Bangladesh. [2023-03-29 09:14:18] [Debbie Muir] Hi All, Debbie Muir, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, South Africa [2023-03-29 09:14:42] [John Meyer] John Meyer from USAID's Center for Resilience [2023-03-29 09:15:16] [Martha María Ríos] Hello to all. This is Martha Maria Rios from the Rainforest Alliance in Mesoamerica, implementing the USAID-funded Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) Activity in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. [2023-03-29 09:15:23] [MOHAMED HASSAN] hi, Mohamed Hassan - from Mercy Corps [2023-03-29 09:16:11] [Rosario García-Meza] Hi to all!! Rosario Garcia-Meza from CeSSIAM Guatemala [2023-03-29 09:16:41] [Dr. Putri Ernawati Abidin] Hello, good morning, good morning, good day, good evening to you all! My name is Dr. Erna Abidin, in the past I worked for CGIAR-CIP in Malawi, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Nigeria. Currently, Dr. Ted Carey and I continued with our own NGO, first registered in The Netherlands in 2019 (Stichting; https://reputeda4d.nl/about/) as my nationality is Netherlands, borned in Padang, Indonesia and Dr. Carey has binationality, Netherlands and USA. [2023-03-29 09:17:53] [Michael Saltz] thank you all for joining us today! [2023-03-29 09:19:00] [Adela Sagastume] Hello…!!! Adela Sagastume from Fundación Génesis Empresarial, Guatemala [2023-03-29 09:19:34] [Mekdes Girmaw Bezabih] Hi all, Mekdes Girmaw from Digital Green, Ethiopia [2023-03-29 09:19:38] [Dr. Putri Ernawati Abidin] We also registered locally Reputed Agric4Dev in Ghana (Sep 2019), Malawi and Nigeria (in mid 2022). These countries where I used to work, thus, my formal collaborations asked me to come back again to these countries which I have done. [2023-03-29 09:23:57] [MARIA GOSS] hi all..maria goss, CNFA Zimbabwe field office [2023-03-29 09:24:07] [Dr. Putri Ernawati Abidin] I like to share with you from my project on orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Malawi funded by Irish Aid, where we also empowered the women within a household powerhouse at https://cipotato.org/blog/changing-lives-in-malawi-with-orange-fleshed-sweetpotatoes/ [2023-03-29 09:24:18] [Leon Bora uzima] Hi All, Elon Bora uzima from Mercy from DRC [2023-03-29 09:25:33] [Md redoy] hi, this is redoy, IFPRI, Bangladesh [2023-03-29 09:25:42] [Kate Fehlenberg] Such surveys are great for identifying issues—is there a Part 2 qualitative instrument to probe key issues that surfaced? Then (hopefully) inform programming? [2023-03-29 09:26:51] [Rubie Mize] Are these results available to the public? How can we access this? [2023-03-29 09:27:42] [Olawunmi Ilesanmi] Please share the dashboard link [2023-03-29 09:28:25] [Ruth Meinzen-Dick] Kate Fehlenberg: There is a series of qualitative protocols developed for pro-WEAI (which was developed for projects, as opposed to population-based surveys). All of the instruments are available at https://weai.ifpri.info/weai-resource-center/guides-and-instruments/ [2023-03-29 09:28:45] [Dr. Putri Ernawati Abidin] Excellent presentation, thank you! [2023-03-29 09:28:47] [Ali Hikmet Kalkan] hi everyone, please do not hesitate to reach out to me for any questions regarding the DevelopMetrics' presentation. ali@developmetrics.com [2023-03-29 09:30:04] [Brett Rierson] Brett Rierson, Harvest Agricultural Solutions, Uganda [2023-03-29 09:30:39] [Kate Fehlenberg] Thanks Ruth! [2023-03-29 09:31:19] [Lindsey] hi all - as promised here is my contact information for any follow up questions: lindsey@developmetrics.com [2023-03-29 09:31:35] [Lydia Ndi] Greetings from Namibia. lhorn@unam.na [2023-03-29 09:31:51] [Kate Fehlenberg] Wonderful to hear about the downloads! Great that data is being used. Any data on User types? Academics only or also Govt, Donors, NGOs…? [2023-03-29 09:38:54] [Dr. Putri Ernawati Abidin] Let me share other crops such as the Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFS). The projects' intervention including women as our focus among others at https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/64873/78919.pdf?sequence=2; https://africasoilhealth.cabi.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ASHC-English-sweet-potato-A5-colour-lowres.pdf; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/20421338.2021.2015172. [2023-03-29 09:38:55] [Dan Norell] Hello, I am Dan Norell, Economic Development Consultant based in metro Washington, D.C. [2023-03-29 09:39:47] [gawain kripke] Hi, I'm Gawain Kripke an independent consultant in Washington DC. [2023-03-29 09:40:13] [Eyerusalem] Lindsey, is the chart you presented earlier available now? [2023-03-29 09:40:13] [Anne Swindale] Great, thanks for the response Lindsey! [2023-03-29 09:42:16] [Nusrat Zaitun Hossain] 1. Is there any published article related to Pro-WEAI for public consumption? [2023-03-29 09:42:22] [Mohamed Mohamud Afrah] i am mohamed , from Somalia. my question is, how women can access to agriculture sector? [2023-03-29 09:44:09] [Richard Goodman] are there studies of insect damage to crops? Mycotoxins in foods? [2023-03-29 09:44:19] [James Stevenson] Thanks Lyndsey [2023-03-29 09:45:08] [Nusrat Zaitun Hossain] Has Bangladesh or any other country implemented surveys with pro-WEAI modules ? [2023-03-29 09:45:33] [Aishat Abdu] HI! Aishat Abdu, PhD Candidate McGill University. Interesting presentations! I wanted to here more about how the WEAI results were used to inform the policies in Bangladesh. Was the government involved in the design of the project or how did the project get them involved. Are other country examples as well. Thank you [2023-03-29 09:45:55] [Robert Kolbila] Hello Hazel; great Job!! My question, considering how understanding social context is in understanding women's empowerment. How does WEAI measure social context women or integrate context in analysis. [2023-03-29 09:46:13] [Rebecca Bennett] Hi -- Becky Bennett from Abt Associates. I think I heard Linsday note that the WEIA was not used for/with production as much as for nutrition and dietary diversity. Is there any concern about that (e.g., neglecting women's empowerment re: productivity and the associated economic benefits)? [2023-03-29 09:49:05] [Bushra] How was the tool used? Was it used as a baseline and endline survey? Did it help in selecting the beneficiaries? [2023-03-29 09:50:38] [Bushra] Intersting presentation 👍🏻 [2023-03-29 09:50:54] [Richard Goodman] Bt Brinjal, Bangladesh Ag minister took an advanced view to have field trials of GM brinjal to minimize insect damage, which also reduces (probably) mycotoxins. Was WEAI involved? [2023-03-29 09:51:11] [Akey Ernest Amegawovor] Thank you very much for the responses on the Pro-WEAI for market inclusion [2023-03-29 09:51:14] [Elizabeth Whelan] Hello, What is the thinking around use of WEAI as a tool to measure women's empowerment in non-agricultural communities (for example among wage workers in urban or peri-urban contexts)? [2023-03-29 09:51:22] [Bill Kinsey] My research tells me that applying WEAI frameworks in the context of numerous polygynous households would face significanr challenges. Is there any experience in such situations? [2023-03-29 09:52:25] [Ara Go] Here's WEAI resource center: https://weai.ifpri.info/ [2023-03-29 09:52:37] [Bushra] Hi again, Bushra from Near East Foundation. I am interested to see if there were also data on young women empowerment results? [2023-03-29 09:52:58] [Ara Go] Pro-WEAI course available here: https://elearning.foodsecurityportal.org/ [2023-03-29 09:53:11] [Regina Eddy] Can we post a link to the IFPRI WEAI Resource Center? I may have missed it [2023-03-29 09:53:40] [Ara Go] Here's link to the WEAI resource center: https://weai.ifpri.info/ [2023-03-29 09:53:52] [Nusrat Zaitun Hossain] Thank you very much for responding. [2023-03-29 09:54:22] [Rebecca Bennett] Ah, thank you for clarifying that! [2023-03-29 09:55:19] [Rebecca Bennett] Those survey logistics make sense too. Thank you! [2023-03-29 09:56:48] [Jona Repishti] Hi this is Jona Repishti, from Digital Green. Thank you. I have 2 questions: (1) Did you find or see anything surprising in the data? (2) Also, since this is such rich data, do you have any findings on what type of activities/ interventions are effective in nudging and improving effectiveness (in ag, for example) and what type of interventions are less successful? [2023-03-29 09:57:12] [Jona Repishti] *Improving empowerment [2023-03-29 09:59:21] [Rebecca Bennett] Stepping off for another meeting but appreciate this presentation and look forward to the public dashboard! Best of wishes to all. [2023-03-29 10:00:05] [Anne Swindale] Thanks Akhter, and Hi!! [2023-03-29 10:00:25] [Anne Swindale] Have to drop off. Thanks fior a very interesting presentation [2023-03-29 10:01:44] [Bill Kinsey] Lindsey, converting qualitative data to quantitative using ... what??? [2023-03-29 10:02:39] [Rubie Mize] Thanks so much for a very informative webinar! Hope you can share the presentation slides to the attendees, and the results to the public soon. [2023-03-29 10:03:33] [Ruth Meinzen-Dick] For Bill Kinsey's question about applying WEAI frameworks in the context of numerous polygynous households, different projects have used different strategies, depending on their resources and how important understanding polygynous households is. Sometimes they just sample one wife; sometimes 2 (or more). Tomoe Boudier, now at CIRAD, has done considerable work on this in West Africa. [2023-03-29 10:03:38] [Michael Saltz] We will share a recording of the event and the slides with everyone who registered this week. [2023-03-29 10:07:43] [Caroline Deschak] Thanks all for this great discussion, looking forward to receiving the materials. [2023-03-29 10:07:47] [Julie Ghostlaw] For those interested, here is the study on 'Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index for Value Chains (WEAI4VC),' which was conducted in Bangladesh: https://bangladesh.ifpri.info/2019/10/weai-for-value-chains-final-report/ [2023-03-29 10:08:07] [Nabeel Mahmoud Salameh] Hope you can share the presentation slides. nabeel.salameh@hhotmail.com [2023-03-29 10:08:18] [Nabeel Mahmoud Salameh] Hotmail [2023-03-29 10:08:50] [Samuel Kojo Antobam ] How does WEAL deal with endogenous relationships given that empowerment itself can be a factor determining some of the underlying variables [2023-03-29 10:09:53] [Brett Rierson] Echoing Nabeel's request for the slide sharing, especially for Lindsey's presentation. we have an RCT coming up for a ultra low priced moisture meter, and would love to see how we can leveage WEAI [2023-03-29 10:10:13] [Brett Rierson] brett.rierson@harvest-solutions.org [2023-03-29 10:11:05] [Ara Go] Choosing the right WEAI tool: https://weai.ifpri.info/choosing-the-right-weai/ [2023-03-29 10:11:46] [Rosario García-Meza] Thank you very much for the webinar, and congratulations to all the presenters. Looking forward for the resources offered. Best… [2023-03-29 10:13:23] [Dan Norell] Thank you for the presentations and the links to further materials. Very helpul. [2023-03-29 10:14:44] [Michael Saltz] Thank you everyone for joining us today. Check out our collection of Gender blogs to learn more about women in ag: https://agrilinks.org/theme-month-collections/gender-theme-month-2023 [2023-03-29 10:15:20] [Martha Saldinger] Thank you very much. [2023-03-29 10:15:29] [Samuel Kojo Antobam ] Thank you [2023-03-29 10:15:32] [Ara Go] WEAI resource center: https://weai.ifpri.info/ EnGendering Data page: https://gender.cgiar.org/news/engendering-data GENDER Platform dGroups: https://gender.dgroups.io/g/cgiar [2023-03-29 10:15:35] [Martha María Ríos] Thank you very much! [2023-03-29 10:15:48] [MARIA GOSS] Great work team! [2023-03-29 10:15:53] [Ara Go] Agrilinks gender theme month collection: https://agrilinks.org/theme-month-collections/gender-theme-month-2023 [2023-03-29 10:15:54] [MARIA GOSS] Great work team! [2023-03-29 10:15:55] [MARIA GOSS] Great work team! [2023-03-29 10:16:24] [Ara Go] Thank you everyone! [2023-03-29 10:16:39] [Sangay Dorji] Thank you and hoping many more events in the near future. Thank you and goognight. Bye [2023-03-29 10:16:39] [Sam Turner] Thank you for the Presentation! [2023-03-29 10:16:41] [Lutfiya Farhodova] Thank you for the great presentations! [2023-03-29 10:16:43] [Nyein Chan] Thank you so much. [2023-03-29 10:16:44] [Moraka N Makhura] Thank you [2023-03-29 10:16:45] [Brett Rierson] thanks ! [2023-03-29 10:16:49] [Annonciata BYUKUSENGE ] Thank you Hazel. [2023-03-29 10:16:53] [Md redoy] thanks [2023-03-29 10:16:54] [Yeyoung Lee] Thank you very much! [2023-03-29 10:17:07] [Dr. Putri Ernawati Abidin] Bye everybody ... [2023-03-29 10:17:12] [Akey Ernest Amegawovor] Thank you Team [2023-03-29 10:17:32] [Lisper Kimathi ] Thank you all. [2023-03-29 10:17:36] [Dr. Putri Ernawati Abidin] Thank you for inviting me [2023-03-29 10:17:39] [Joan Ebube] Bye everyone [2023-03-29 10:18:04] [NZABANDORA Jean Pierre] i was of great valut to attend this session -----------------------------------------------