Innovation – Open view page
General information
| Innovation ID | 653 |
| Version ID | 508 |
| Innovation Title | Women as model farmers and change agents; effective integration into the development of climate-smart bean technologies and information in Rwanda |
| Innovation description | Women farmers participate in trainings on climate information services to better manage their farms, in addition to receiving new climate-smart, high-iron bean varieties to plant. Digital innovation is also seen as a good way forward for smallholder bean farmers to access real-time information to connect producers to markets, understand transactions in bean corridors to inform trade policies and respond to dynamics among bean value chain actors. This empowerment balances their role with men in households. |
| Reporting Staff | Jean Claude Rubyogo (ABC) |
| Year (Reporting) | 2020 |
| Reporting status | Approved |
| Innovation Type | Other |
Stage reached
| Stage of Innovation | Stage 3: available/ ready for uptake |
| Year (Stage) | 2020 |
| Stage Description | While the piloting stage of this innovation package shows great success in Rwanda, the bulk of the work to capitalize on digital solutions to empower women in bean value chains is at Stage 3. More information is needed present substantial success of this strategy within the African bean corridors. |
| Has a lead organization | yes |
| Lead Organization | Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance |
| Top 5 contributors | Global Affairs Canada; Alliance Bioversity International-International Center for Tropical Agriculture |
Contributions and mapping
| All partners | |
| Main CRP | CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals |
| Flagship project | FP6-Common Beans for Markets and Nutrition |
| Cluster | 6.4-Common Beans for Markets and Nutrition CoA 4 |
| Other CRPs-Flagships-Clusters |
Scope
| Geographic scope | National |
| Regions | |
| Countries | Rwanda |
Targeted outcomes
| Main Sub-IDO | Improved capacity of women and young people to participate in decision-making |
| Other Sub-IDO | Technologies that reduce women's labor and energy expenditure developed and disseminated |
| Other Sub-IDO | Increased household coping capacity to cope with shocks |
Evidences
| Evidences | Digital Innovation: The way forward for women smallholder bean farmers -. (2018, July 12). https://www.pabra-africa.org/digital-innovation-the-way-forward-for-women-smallholder-bean-farmers/ [https://www.pabra-africa.org/digital-innovation-the-way-forward-for-women-smallholder-bean-farmers/] Farmers reaping big benefits from climate information services in Rwanda -. (2021, March 1). https://www.pabra-africa.org/farmers-reaping-big-benefits-from-climate-information-services-in-rwanda/ [https://www.pabra-africa.org/farmers-reaping-big-benefits-from-climate-information-services-in-rwanda/] |
Linked Elements
| Milestones | 7077-175-35223 - Researchers developed four multi-stakeholder bean business platforms with partners using the corridor model to support trade. |
| Outcome Impact Case |
| Policy |