Gender-intentional Participatory Varietal Selection (PVS) Training: Enhancing Community Involvement in Crop Improvement

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duration
  • Less than 8 hours
audience
  • Practitioners
  • Researchers
  • Students / Academics
price free
online yes
self-paced yes
themes

This training resource aims to strengthen the capacity of breeders and gender scientists from CGIAR, NARES and universities to use new gender-responsive breeding tools and support breeding processes by collecting, analyzing and using gender and market intelligence data to establish breeding priorities.

Who is this training for?

This training is for breeders and gender scientists from CGIAR, NARES and universities.

What will you learn?

  • What gender considerations are key in participatory breeding.

  • Where to find guidance (guide and tool) to collect gender and market intelligence data in breeding.

  • Importance of gender data in shaping and influencing breeding priorities.

How many hours is the course?

1.5 hours

Format

The training was held in October 2024 and a recording is available online as an open access resource that can be accessed at any time.

Language

This training is offered in English and French.

Who can I contact for more information?

Eileen Nchanji (E.Nchanji@cgiar.org)-  Scientist II, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

 

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