In poor households in Bangladesh, women participate in aquaculture much less than men. To increase women’s involvement, the USAID-funded Aquaculture for Income and Nutrition project has introduced gill nets, which enable women to quickly and easily harvest small fish from their household pond. This has helped increase households' access to...

El presente documento se hace eco, en una primera parte, de las Recomendaciones Generales emitidas por el Comité para la Eliminación de la Discriminación contra la Mujer que abordan temas y áreas de interés específico sobre las mujeres indígenas y/o afrodescendientes. Se incluye un breve resumen sobre la necesidad de...

O III Encontro de Produtores de Informação Visando à Agenda 2030 reuniu cerca de 300 técnicos de instituições do governo federal para avançar na elaboração dos indicadores globais para acompanhar os 17 Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) no Brasil. O evento, organizado pelo IBGE em parceria com a Secretaria de...

Esta publicación ofrece una pequeña contextualización de la situación de las mujeres en Paraguay y de algunas experiencias a tener en cuenta si se pretende impulsar un abordaje más profundo del desarrollo territorial con enfoque de género. También del papel que las instituciones públicas pueden tener y de los roles...

This is a story about Ruth Stephen Chileshe who lives in a remote rural farming community outside the northern capital of Kasama. For the past few years, farmers and villagers have battled extreme poverty and malnutrition due to low crop yields brought about by difficulties in tilling the land, depleted soils and...

The RBA Project is jointly implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Funded by the Government of Switzerland, the Project seeks to improve food security and income-generating opportunities through the reduction of...

"Go for it. Choose the rural alternative. Reclaim the fields!" All around Europe, young urban people with no agricultural background decide to start a farm, often using principles of agroecology and community supported agriculture. Despite the many difficulties these new farmers face, their practices are innovative, viable and sustainable. Representing...

The Korean Women’s Peasant Association (KWPA) is a leader in South Korea’s food sovereignty movement. Founded in 1989, it is an association that encompasses hundreds of local women farmers’ groups. Intergenerational exchange of knowledge and experiences among women is at the heart of their work. Through this exchange, a new...

This is a compilation of case studies written by AFA members who implemented FFF projects in 2015-2016. The cases reflect the struggles, the actions and the lessons learned by AFA members in organizing and building the capacities of their members in forested landscapes, at village, commune or district/town levels, in...

Managing forests is a complex task, and with forests covering 44 percent of its territory, Kosovo* has a lot to care for. The job is worth doing right, since forests can be a source of fuel, food and income for rural people. Yet, as a new FAO report highlights, not...

Before I lose the male audience, obviously this is an exaggeration. The point is that a woman often assumes numerous roles. She is expected to be the housekeeper, cook, breadwinner, the home’s bookkeeper, wife, and above all, mother.  It has now been acknowledged – unfortunately, only quite recently – that...

Conquistar a independência por meio da comercialização de seus produtos traz autonomia e segurança para a mulher do campo.

Whether or not investments in African agriculture can generate quality employment at scale, avoid dispossessing local people of their land, promote diversified and sustainable livelihoods, and catalyse more vibrant local economies depends on what farming model is pursued. In this Forum, we build on recent scholarship by discussing the key...

En América Latina y el Caribe, la preocupación de los Estados por superar los obstáculos que impiden la plena incorporación de las mujeres en igualdad de condiciones en todos los espacios de la vida social, cultural y económica de los países se ha expresado en distintas medidas y propuestas concretas...

As novas gerações de produtores rurais e as mulheres têm tido papel cada vez mais importante no crescimento do agronegócio brasileiro, segmento que representa 23% do Produto Interno Bruto nacional. Essa é uma das conclusões da 7ª edição da Pesquisa Hábitos do Produtor Rural ABMRA, apresentada hoje ao mercado, em...

Until 31 July there is an open call for stories and photographs that illustrate the life and experiences of rural women and their organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean, as part of a contest promoted by the Food and Agriculture Organization for the United Nations, FAO. The contest seeks to...

Mulheres que andam por um mundo de terras sem fim no Pará, Maranhão, Piauí e Tocantins são responsáveis por preservar uma antiga tradição nacional, de quando o Brasil ainda era Pindorama, o país das palmeiras. Essas mulheres são as quebradeiras de coco babaçu, árvore elegante que pode atingir 20 metros...

Dr Tamara Kaunda, 27, a medical doctor who studied in China, made a fairly dramatic career change when she switched from medicine to the farming of seedlings.

A campanha #mulheres rurais, mulheres com direitos foi apresentada na assembleia legislativa do Espirito Santo. Na ocasião, a agricultora e embaixadora da campanha na região Sudeste, Selene Tesch, de 53 anos, foi homenageada pelo papel que desempenha como mulher rural e seu protagonismo na campanha.

Uma pesquisa do Centro de Apoio e Promoção da Agroecologia (Capa), instituição executora de contrato de assistência técnica e extensão rural (Ater) da Sead, apontou que houve ampliação da diversificação entre agricultores familiares produtores de tabaco. “Havendo segurança de que outro sistema produtivo possui maior viabilidade, troca-se de sistema”, conclui o levantamento,...