News
April 2024
Two Studies from Tanager’s IGNITE Project Published in African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Development
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April 2024
In South Africa, Tanager Offers Smallholder Farmers a Pathway to Commercial Maize Production
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December 2023
SELEVER Work with Men’s Groups Shown to Positively Change Attitudes Toward Women
Publication
December 2023
The Gender Factors that Influence Teff Farming Decisions
IGNITE & Sasakawa: Gender-specific drivers of best practice adoption among teff farmers. This study identifies key gender factors that influence decision-making on the adoption of best practices (BPs) in teff farming households in Amhara, Ethiopia. The research was conducted by the Impacting Gender & Nutrition through Innovative Technical Exchange in Agriculture (IGNITE), in consultation with Sasakawa Africa Association.
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December 2023
Impacts of Women-Only Farmer Groups on the Adoption of Agricultural Practices
IGNITE & Digital Green: Exploring Intra-Household Decision-Making and Best Practice Adoption Outcomes of Women-Targeted Digital Extension. Women in Ethiopia face various barriers to adopting agricultural best practices. Using household surveys with 1,740 wheat farmers from 895 households in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, this study investigates if using women-only farmer groups mitigate those barriers to access for women and lead to increased knowledge and adoption of best practices for wheat farmers, or changes in decision-making power for women. The research was conducted by the Impacting Gender & Nutrition through Innovative Technical Exchange in Agriculture (IGNITE), in consultation with Digital Green.
