Learning Strategy: Exposure Visits

As part of the CGIAR Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Accelerator under the EMPOWER initiative, two exposure visits were organised for women farmers participating in Learning Labs (LLs) in West Bengal, India. Operational for over two years in the climate-vulnerable districts of South and North 24 P...

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Autores principales: Mukhopadhyay, Dr Prama, Mitra, Avik, Iqbal, Md., Biswas, Niloy
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Publicado: International Rice Research Institute 2026
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180267
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description As part of the CGIAR Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Accelerator under the EMPOWER initiative, two exposure visits were organised for women farmers participating in Learning Labs (LLs) in West Bengal, India. Operational for over two years in the climate-vulnerable districts of South and North 24 Parganas, these Learning Labs are sites of piloting the gender responsive Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles (STIBs) approach. The LLs aim to enable women farmers to access integrated bundles of technical, institutional, financial, and social interventions to strengthen resilience to climate change. The exposure visits were a deliberate component of these innovation bundles and were designed as an experiential, peer-based learning strategy. By engaging directly with women farmers involved in similar agri-based livelihood activities in other regions, participants observed how technical practices, institutional arrangements, access to finance, risk-mitigation mechanisms, and collective action interact in practice to generate sustainable livelihood outcomes. The visits contributed to enhanced confidence, expanded aspirations, and deeper practical understanding among participating women.
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spelling CGSpace1802672026-01-22T02:06:51Z Learning Strategy: Exposure Visits A Report on Exposure Visits Conducted under the West Bengal Learning Labs Mukhopadhyay, Dr Prama Mitra, Avik Iqbal, Md. Biswas, Niloy gender equality women farmers social inclusion climate change adaptation livelihoods resilience As part of the CGIAR Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Accelerator under the EMPOWER initiative, two exposure visits were organised for women farmers participating in Learning Labs (LLs) in West Bengal, India. Operational for over two years in the climate-vulnerable districts of South and North 24 Parganas, these Learning Labs are sites of piloting the gender responsive Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles (STIBs) approach. The LLs aim to enable women farmers to access integrated bundles of technical, institutional, financial, and social interventions to strengthen resilience to climate change. The exposure visits were a deliberate component of these innovation bundles and were designed as an experiential, peer-based learning strategy. By engaging directly with women farmers involved in similar agri-based livelihood activities in other regions, participants observed how technical practices, institutional arrangements, access to finance, risk-mitigation mechanisms, and collective action interact in practice to generate sustainable livelihood outcomes. The visits contributed to enhanced confidence, expanded aspirations, and deeper practical understanding among participating women. 2026 2026-01-21T06:09:52Z 2026-01-21T06:09:52Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180267 en Open Access application/pdf International Rice Research Institute Mukhopadhyay, P., Mitra, A., Iqbal, Md., Biswas, N., (2026). Learning Strategy: Exposure Visits. A Report on Exposure Visits Conducted under the West Bengal Learning Labs. Bhubaneswar: CGIAR Gender Equality and Inclusion, SEVA, CI, and IRRI. 8 p.
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women farmers
social inclusion
climate change adaptation
livelihoods
resilience
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