WLE is currently drafting a proposal on the program’s second phase (2017-2022). From now until March 17, we are asking you, our partners, to get involved, and invite your feedback on the draft as it stands now.
Gender equality is very important, but actually achieving it can be quite complicated. A look at women's empowerment can help us understand the why and put us on the right track to achieving a meaningful '50-50' for International Woman's Day.
Not everything is what it seems – especially women’s access to resources in eastern Sudan. In conservative societies, it is easy to make vastly wrong assumptions about women’s positions based on observations of their daily routines or living situations.
The call for International Women’s Day 2016 asks people to Pledge for Parity. While parity is a noble goal, achieving it will require knowing how and women and girls have less access to resources like land. How can researchers help?
To assess gender issues in irrigation: ask the right questions, keep an open mind, and take a look at the broader social contexts and power relationships.
As part of WLE's partnership with The Economist Events' Sustainability Summit, scientists from the World Agroforestry Centre explore how sustainability can be evaluated to improve decisions in development and business.
Researchers, communicators and our blog readers commonly report that Thrive is the only space that dares to bring up controversial issues and that focuses on stimulating topics. But becoming a space for online scientific discussion wasn't smooth sailing.
Not since the Green Revolution half a century ago has there been such a golden age for agronomy. But unlike the hey-day of new high-yield varieties of rice, wheat and corn, there is no consensus today about where the science of farming should be headed and what it should be trying to deliver.
When managed properly, wetlands can be both an economic boon and provide ecosystems with key environmental services. But wetland farming can also provide much more than subsistence incomes for households. It can help farmers develop new enterprises and establish more resilient livelihoods.
The Raya Valley in Tigray, Ethiopia is a picture of fertile plains, diverse plant genetic resources and relatively untapped ground water potential. But although the valley is known for its endowment in natural resources, it is also known for its reoccurring droughts.
In Northern Ghana, through a series of field visits and focus group discussions, we spoke with local community members about small reservoirs and how they affect both genders differently. Here are three interesting lessons that we learned.
