Experts

The CGIAR GENDER Platform works to elevate and promote gender research, both beyond and within CGIAR.
Each CGIAR research center has appointed a gender research coordinator, who provides strategic direction for the gender research and related activities within that center. The gender research coordinators work closely with all gender scientists and those doing gender-integrated research in their center.
As experts in their field, CGIAR gender researchers represent an important resource for anyone working on gender in food systems. We welcome you to contact any among our selection of CGIAR gender research coordinators and experts below for information, resources and updates.
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Maren Duvendack
Associate Professor in Development Economics School of International Development, the University of East Anglia in UK




Gundula Fischer
Social Scientist and Gender Expert International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)



Vanya Slavchevska
Gender and Social Inclusion Scientist Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (ABC)

Manohara Khadka
Senior Researcher and Country Representative, Nepal International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Nisreen Lahham
Senior Researcher and Regional Project Manager International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Vidya Vemireddy
Assistant Professor Centre for Management in Agriculture, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), India



Angela Meentzen
Social and Gender Scientist International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)



Anne Larson
Team Leader, Equal Opportunities, Gender Justice & Tenure Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Sabine Homann Kee Tui
Senior Scientist International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
K Kavitha
Senior Scientific Officer, Nutrition research International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)Ananya Chakraborty
Associate Scientist, Gender Transformative Approach International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Caroline Hambloch
Scientist - Value Chain International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)




Pricilla Marimo
Associate Scientist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Cynthia M. Caron
Associate Professor of International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE) at Clark University (USA)
Rohini Ram Mohan
Gender specialist, International Rice Research Institute
Dina Najjar
Gender Scientist; Gender research coordinator International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)


Hom Gartaula
Social Scientist and Theme Leader International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Steven Cole
Senior Scientist, Gender Specialist International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Hazel Malapit
Methods Module Leader; Gender research coordinator International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
CGIAR gender experts



Ananya Chakraborty
Associate Scientist, Gender Transformative Approach International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Steven Cole
Senior Scientist, Gender Specialist International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Marlène Elias
Alliances Module Leader; Gender research coordinator Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Gundula Fischer
Social Scientist and Gender Expert International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Hom Gartaula
Social Scientist and Theme Leader International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Caroline Hambloch
Scientist - Value Chain International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Sabine Homann Kee Tui
Senior Scientist International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Sophia Huyer
Gender and Social Inclusion Research Leader CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

K Kavitha
Senior Scientific Officer, Nutrition research International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Manohara Khadka
Senior Researcher and Country Representative, Nepal International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Nisreen Lahham
Senior Researcher and Regional Project Manager International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Anne Larson
Team Leader, Equal Opportunities, Gender Justice & Tenure Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Hazel Malapit
Methods Module Leader; Gender research coordinator International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Pricilla Marimo
Associate Scientist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Angela Meentzen
Social and Gender Scientist International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)



Dina Najjar
Gender Scientist; Gender research coordinator International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)



Vivian Polar
Gender, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist; Gender research coordinator International Potato Center (CIP)
Ranjitha Puskur
Evidence Module Leader; Gender research coordinator International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Padmaja Ravula
Senior Scientist - Gender Research International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics




Vanya Slavchevska
Gender and Social Inclusion Scientist Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (ABC)

Ana Maria Paez Valencia
Social Scientist, Gender; Gender research coordinator World Agroforestry (ICRAF)