Expanding Opportunities: Scaling Up Gender and Social Inclusion in Climate-Resilient Agriculture

Author(s): 
Sophia Huyer, Elizabeth Simelton, Nitya Chanana, Annet Abenyako Mulema, Edwige Marty
Organization(s): 
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

Overview/summary:

 

A gender and socially-inclusive approach to scaling can identify the mechanisms needed to bridge the gap between the wider approaches required for scaling and the participatory approaches needed to address the priorities and needs of different groups in society. Scaling can be consistent with gender equality conditions if it is participatory, inclusive and localized. CCAFS experience in four scaling areas (policy, climate information, inclusive finance and collective action) demonstrates models for gender and socially inclusive scaling strategies.