ABSTRACT
ISWC-Ethiopia started its work in 1997 in Tigray region in the far north of the country. An initial coordinator of the programme and the external adviser – both women – gave particular attention to identifying and working with women farmers who innovate in land husbandry. This paper describes the approach taken by ISWC-Ethiopia to recognizing female innovators and the types and processes of innovation that were discovered. It makes an initial analysis of the nature of women’s innovations and brings some evidence of ISWC-Ethiopia’s impact on encouraging innovation by women.
