The GECA Research Institute is a newly formed Think Tank on gender, climate change and agriculture. The acronym GECA stands for ‘Gender Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa’. GECA was registered in December 2021 in Uganda as a Not for profit organisation, and the secretariat is hosted at ESIPPS International. The GECA Interim Board comprises members from four countries in Africa (Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda). GECA Secretariat is open to membership registration through a downloadable form.
The significance of Africa’s women in agriculture is demonstrated by their numbers in the agriculture labor force. Over 60% of the agricultural labour force in Lesotho, Mozambique, and Sierra Leone are women(AGNES 2020), and these continue to face far more constraints in agricultural production than their male counterparts. These include differential access to resources such as land, inputs and agricultural extension services, as well as competing gender roles which do influence the gender gap in productivity (IPCC 2019).
GECA Vision, Mission and Strategic Objectives
Vision: An informed and resilient agricultural system for Africa that integrates gender and climate change
Mission: To generate, disseminate and support the use of information and knowledge data and information on gender, climate change and agriculture nexus for a sustainable agricultural system and better livelihoods in Africa
Strategic Objectives: To support research, capacity building, advocacy and advisory services on gender, climate change and related disaster risk reduction (DRR) in different agricultural systems in Africa
In July 2021, the GECCAA promoters agreed to rebrand to Gender Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa (GECA), and have since;
Registered GECA as a company limited by guarantee in Uganda,
Established a GECA Interim Board which was inaugurated on 5th August 2021,
Developed a GECA Road Map (July-Dec 2021) that was approved by the Board, Agreed to establish a GECA Secretariat in Uganda, and with an Acting Executive Secretary to steer the inception activities.
The completed application form, and proof of payment for membership dues should be sent electronically to the GECA Executive Secretary at gecari@esipps-int.org
Download application FormGECA envisions ‘An informed and resilient agricultural system for Africa that integrates gender and climate change’. The mission of GECA is ‘to generate, disseminate and support the use of data, information and knowledge on the gender, climate change and agriculture nexus for a sustainable agricultural system and better livelihoods for smallholder women farmers in Africa’.
Building the resilience of rural women to climate change impacts in Africa’s agricultural systems.
Gender Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa (GECA), a regional non-profit organisation whose objective is to support research, capacity building, advocacy and advisory services on gender and disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Africa’s agricultural systems.
GECA Research Institute
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