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Almost here: Cultivating Equality 2021 plenary sessions announced
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Cultivating Equality 2021, a virtual conference taking place on October 12 to 15, will bring together researchers and students from across the globe to advance gender research in agriculture and food systems.
Four plenary sessions, taking place each day of the conference, starting at 14:00 CEST, will set the scene for discussions to advance the gender research agenda. View the full conference program and registration is free.
Tuesday, October 12, 14:00-15:30 CEST
Conference opening plenary
Opening remarks:
- Arthur Mol, Rector Magnificus/Vice-president Executive Board at WUR
- Claudia Sadoff, CGIAR Executive Management Team Convener and Managing Director, Research Delivery and Impact
- Nicoline de Haan, Director, CGIAR GENDER Platform
- Marlène Elias, CGIAR GENDER Platform Alliances Module Leader, and Margreet van der Burg, Senior University Lecturer/Researcher at WUR and WUR-Daily Project leader Gender-SMART
Keynote:
- Bina Agarwal, Professor of Development Economics and Environment, GDI, The University of Manchester: Cultivating equality by cultivating in groups
More about our speakers:
Marlène Elias
Alliances Module Leader; Gender Lead and Gender research coordinator Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Wednesday, October 13, 14:00-15:30
The Politics of Knowledge and Plural Visions for Equitable Agriculture and Food Systems
Moderator:
- Esha Shah, Lecturer, Wageningen University
Keynote speakers:
- Andrea Cornwall, Professor of Global Development and Anthropology, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London: Decolonizing Gender and Development
- Amon Ashaba Mwiine, Lecturer in the School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University: Plural feminisms, pathways & practices towards equitable food systems: visions for the future
- Tania Eulalia Martinez-Cruz, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Greenwich: Whose food sovereignty? Encounters and discounters in transnational space: Reflections and lessons from Indigenous Peoples in Latin America
More about our speakers:
Tania Eulalia Martinez-Cruz
Postdoctoral Researcher Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich
Thursday, October 14, 14:00-15:30 CEST
Rural women's voices: Messages to researchers
Moderator:
- Agnes Atim Apea, Hope Development Initiative, Uganda; Chairperson of Local Government Finance Commission, Parliament of Uganda
Panelists:
- Wairimu Kanyiri, GROOTS, Kenya
- Willemien Koning-Hoeve, Chair of the Women Farmers in the Netherlands
- Eileen Mairena, Researcher & Advocacy Officer, Centre for the Autonomy and Development of Indigenous Peoples (CADPI), Nicaragua
- Bhavanaben Parmar and Mansi Shah, Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA), India
More about our speakers:
Wairimu Kanyiri
Groots Champion Farmer
Eileen Mairena Cunningham
Researcher & Advocacy Officer, CADPI; Vice President, Wangki Tangni
Bhavanaben P Parmar
Farmer
Mansi Shah
Program Manager for the Future of Work Activities Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)
Agnes Atim Apea
Member of Parliament and the Deputy Chairperson for The committee of Agriculture in the parliament of UgandaFriday, October 15, 14:00-16:00 CEST
Closing plenary: A forward-looking agenda for gender research in agriculture and food systems
Moderator:
- Seema Arora-Jonsson, Professor, Rural Development in Sweden and Europe, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Panelists:
- Bettina Bock, Professor, Groningen University and Wageningen University
- Rolando Cerda, Researcher and Professor, CATIE
- Nicoline de Haan, Director, CGIAR GENDER Platform
- Philip Otieno, Executive Director, Advocates for Social Change Kenya (ADSOCK)
- Jemimah Njuki, Africa Director, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and UNFSS Custodian for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
- Vicki Wilde, Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
More about our speakers:
Bettina Bock
Professor, Groningen University and Wageningen University
Rolando Hermes Cerda Bustillos
Researcher and Professor, Coordinator of the Unit Agroforestry and Breeding of Coffee and Cacao CATIE
Seema Arora-Jonsson
Professor and Chair of Rural Development Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesCultivating Equality is co-organized by the CGIAR GENDER Platform and Wageningen University & Research, as EU Gender-SMART partner.
