Donor Intelligence

Donor Intelligence

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This page provides a space to document a list of the potential gender research donors, their interests and a link to their websites. Members should feel free to update and edit this list.

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Organization	Agriculture related areas of interest	Gender standpoint	Project Funded	Person Responsible	Countries
IDRC	Agriculture, food security, social inclusion-gender equity and women’s economic empowerment	All projects must be gendered	CGP	Alessandra	Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda Nicaragua
Gates Foundation	Research and development, agricultural policy, livestock, access and market systems, Strategic partnerships and advocacy, Addressing Micronutrient Deficiencies	All projects must be gendered. Requires programs to Know Her, Design for Her, and Be Accountable to Her			Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda
Ford Foundation	Expanding Livelihood Opportunities for Poor Households, Protecting Women's Rights (Gender), Expanding Community Rights Over Natural Resources	Gender Aware			Tanzania Uganda Nicaragua
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	CSIRO’s research is focused on developing the Australian agricultural sector	Gender Neutral			-
U.S Agency for International Development	Animal Source Food (livestock, fish and poultry), Aquaculture, Quality Animal Feed, Genetics & Breeding, Technology Adoption, Production systems intensification,	All projects must be gendered. Its gender policy advocates for reduction of gender disparities,gender-based violence and increasing capabilities of women and girls			Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda Nicaragua
Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa	Its programs lean heavily towards crop agriculture. They focus on increasing the commercial orientation of smallholder farmers, Encouraging the availability of affordable financing, Reducing price volatility by improving produce storage options for smallholders, Exploring alternative uses of staple crops	All projects must be gendered or geared towards improving women’s lives			Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda
Australian AID	improving agricultural productivity by increasing investment in agricultural research, increasing rural livelihoods by strengthening markets in developing countries and improving market access to increase incomes and employment, and reduce risks for the poor – through enterprise development, better policies and access to financial services, improving community resilience by supporting the establishment and improvement of social protection programs	Programs should Advance equal access to gender-responsive health and education services, Increasing women’s voice in decision-making, leadership, and peace-building, Empower women economically and improving their livelihood security, End violence against women and girls at home, in their communities, and in disaster and conflict situations.			Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda Nicaragua
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development formally the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)	Food assistance and nutrition, Sustainable agricultural development, Sustainable agricultural development	Gender aware			Tanzania Ethiopia
DFID (Department for International Development)	Research on impacts of climate change and adaptation strategies in developing countries	Gender Aware			Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda Nicaragua
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC	Under the agriculture and food security component SDC focuses on Rural production and service systems - Innovations for small farmers, Supporting the poor where they live and work – in rural areas (Sustainable, viable agriculture and forestry)	All projects must be gendered. SDC’s strategy to address gender equality is threefold: to implement gender as a cross-cutting theme; to support projects for empowerment of women wherever called for by glaring inequalities; and to strive to bring about institutional changes.			Tanzania Ethiopia Nicaragua
Swedish International Development cooperation Agency (SIDA)	Agriculture- In development, smallholders are supported t access to natural resources in the form of land, water and forests with the help of democratic and legally secure systems, receive payment for their goods, by building better roads and other infrastructure, dismantling trade barriers and enabling better access to knowledge and information about markets, laws and taxes Research work aims at creating knowledge that will enable poor people to improve the quality of their lives.	All projects must be gendered			Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)	Agricultural development, financial services, rural infrastructure, livestock, fisheries, capacity-and institution-building, storage/food-processing/marketing, research/extension/training, small and medium scale enterprise development	All projects must be gendered.			Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda Nicaragua
BMZ	Agricultural research and policy development, human rights, climate change, sustainable use of natural resources, environmental protection	All projects must be gendered			Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda Nicaragua