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  • Posted by Rekha Mehra on Monday, February 13, 2012
    Liquid Gold
    A small investment in women coffee farmers in Tanzania yields unexpected returns

    When done right, small investments can make a great difference in the lives of rural women, like those ICRW's Rekha Mehra met in Tanzania. Read the first installment in ICRW's Rural Impressions blog series.

  • Posted by Laura Kaufer on Wednesday, July 27, 2011
    Understanding Gender's Role in Agriculture
    Workshop Reveals Need for More Research

    A recent trip to Nairobi to conduct a workshop for agriculture practitioners and researchers revealed to me just how much more work needs to be done to bolster women’s roles in agriculture, from the farm where food is cultivated to the homes and plants where it is packaged and processed.