Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023 – International Potato Center

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we applaud all the women who work in research for development to transform our food systems. Women are at the heart of CIP’s mission – those who work in labs, greenhouses, offices and the field to foster food and nutrition security and better incomes, and the millions who benefit from the nutritious and resilient crop varieties and sustainable agronomic practices CGIAR and partners have developed and delivered over the years.

The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality, a reminder of the importance of developing and promoting innovations that are gender responsive and gender equitable. As digital tools and connectivity drive innovation in the Global South, there are opportunities to tap the potential of those technologies and skills to enhance our work toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the same time, we want to ensure that the innovations we develop, and the ways they are being delivered, are as accessible and inclusive as possible, to foster widespread adoption and contribute to gender equality

Gender-responsive approaches to technology development and delivery are key to achieving the SDGs, and gender transformative approaches can contribute to a more equitable world. We not only want to enable farmers to improve their food and nutrition security and income, but to contribute to a future when the world’s more than 4 billion women and girls have the same rights and opportunities as men.