GREAT delivers courses to agricultural researchers from sub-Saharan Africa in the theory and practice of gender-responsive research in the key areas of root, tuber, and banana breeding; grain and legume breeding; small ruminant breeding; dairy and legume value chains; nutrition and food systems; knowledge exchange (extension); and agricultural mechanization, seeking to improve outcomes for women s
mallholder farmers, entrepreneurs, and farmer organizations. By building and engaging communities of researchers equipped with the skills, knowledge, and support systems to develop and implement gender-responsive projects, GREAT advances gender responsiveness as the norm and standard for agricultural research. GREAT is a collaboration between Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.
