Organizers:  India Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
                       Asian-Pascific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI)

Venue: National Agricultural Science Centre (NASC) Complex,
             Dev Prakash Shashtri Marg, near Todapur,
             Pusa Campus,
             New Delhi

Description:
Women farmers represent more than a quarter of the world’s population. Yet women have less access than men to agriculture related assets, inputs and services.  Had they enjoyed the same access to productive resources as men, women could boost yield by 20-30 per cent; raising the overall agricultural output in developing countries by two and a half to four per cent. This gain in production could lessen the number of hungry people in the world by 12-17 per cent, besides increasing women’s income (FAO, 2011). Global Conference on Women in Agriculture (GCWA) is being organized with participation of researchers, policy makers, women farmers and other stakeholders from different regions of the world.

Objectives:

• To discuss and deliberate the prevailing and emerging gender issues in agriculture and food systems and the lessons learned for future sustainable development
• To take stock of evidence on experiences in enhancing role of women in agriculture
• To understand the mechanisms and approaches adopted by the international organizations, regional fora, countries and civil society for empowering women and addressing gender issues in agriculture
• To collate lessons on strategies for strengthening gender research in agriculture to make technology generation and dissemination, agricultural planning and policy making gender sensitive and disseminate them through an edited book and develop a Framework for Action

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Important Dates:
Submission of registration form and abstract for Poster Session - January 31, 2012
Payment of registration fee - February 15, 2012
Submission of information regarding travel and accommodation - February 25, 2012

Registration fee:    
                                                               By 15 Feb 2012                         After15 Feb 2012
International participants:                        USD 300                                 USD 350
Indian participants                                  INR 3000                               INR 4000
Indian student participants                      INR 1500                                INR 2000

Contact details:
Dr. (Ms) Krishna Srinath,
Organizing Secretary,
GCWA Secretariat,
C/o TAAS, Avenue-11,
Indian Agricultural Research Institute,
Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012
Phone: +91 11-64600712
Mobile: +91 9437011808
Email: nrcwa@nic.in
Website: www.gcwa.in/index.htm