Dialogue on Improving Nutrition Through Recognising, Protecting and Promoting the Rights and Wellbeing of Women Agricultural Workers in South Asian countries
byANH Academy
Academy Week Research Conference
 | Agriculture, Food Systems, Gender and Equity
Date and Time
From: 12 July 2017, 14:15
To: 12 July 2017, 15:45
BST British Summer Time GMT+1:00
Location
Country: Nepal
Open Full Event

Chair: Rachel Lambert, Senior Livelihoods Adviser, Agricultural Research, DfID, UK

Presentation on Emerging Evidence from LANSA Research: Nitya Rao, Professor of Gender & Development, University of East Anglia and LANSA Gender Cross-cut Lead

Panelists: 

  • Nafisa Shah, Member, National Assembly of Pakistan
  • Jatinder Kishtwaria, Director, ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Government of India 
  • Khushi Kabir, Coordinator, Nijera Kori, Bangladesh
  • Indira Dahal, Joint Secretary, Nepal Law Commission 
LANSA Session on Women in Agriculture in South Asia

Policy impact

This ANH2017 dialogue contributed to the formulation of a new policy introduced into Pakistan in 2020; the Sindh Women Agricultural Workers Act. Read more about the Act here.

The Sindh Government Gazette
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