Saddle up and prepare for a journey through the picturesque northern mountains of Puebla, Mexico. After ascending 1,000 meters, you arrive at Rancho La Victoria, a historic coffee farm nestled amidst the mountains...

Las mujeres constituyen el 36 por ciento de todos los trabajadores en los sistemas agroalimentarios de América Latina y el Caribe, en particular como trabajadoras no agrícolas de AFS, lo que puede aumentar las barreras de acceso a las políticas sociales para los trabajadores rurales. América Latina y el Caribe...

The Kosovo gender profile for agriculture and rural livelihoods aims to improve knowledge on gender‑related issues in agriculture. It proposes evidence‑based recommendations for advancing gender equality and women’s economic empowerment in agriculture and rural development, including ensuring women's access to digital tools. The recommendations seek to inform several strategies and...

Les normes statistiques les plus récentes améliorent notre connaissance des défis et des déficits de travail décent auxquels sont confrontées les femmes dans les zones rurales. Cette connaissance est essentielle pour formuler des politiques efficaces qui favorisent le potentiel de croissance et de développement des femmes.

Men and women engaged in agrifood systems face greater challenges in accessing financial services and securing adequate finance. Ensuring financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is difficult in agriculture because of external risks, including climate change, price volatility, changes in market demand, government regulations, and business-related constraints. The latter...

Learning and applying simple financial management rules can rapidly improve the economic wellbeing of an individual or family. Yet, in rural areas of Kyrgyzstan, there is a general lack of knowledge around basic principles of financial management, hindering household economic development. Although land is a key asset in rural areas,...

Young people have been hailed as torchbearers of gender equality and as key actors in identifying and implementing solutions our world urgently requires. This said, understanding how girl- and youth-led organisations operate and their positioning within the ecosystem of gender equality and social change efforts requires careful examination. This report explores...

This report is based on a collaborative project undertaken by the Centre for Research on Innovation and Science Policy (CRISP) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) as part of the activities of the Evidence module of the CGIAR GENDER Platform. The study is primarily based on insights from in-depth interviews conducted with women...

This report presents the design and results of a baseline survey with respect to a project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) focusing on empowering women in small-scale fisheries. The project supports the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the...

La question de la participation des femmes et des filles dans le secteur agricole en Afrique est une question cruciale, pour la simple raison qu’elles apparaissent comme des actrices clés de la sécurité alimentaire. Les données de la Banque Mondiale démontrent précisément que presque 2/3 des femmes en Afrique travaillent...

Investing in women within agrifood systems is crucial for global economic growth and reducing hunger. The FAO's Commit to Grow Equality initiative calls for significant financing and partnerships to empower women in agriculture. High-level speakers at the launch event underscored the importance of gender equality for economic development. The initiative...

It is critical to address the challenges and structural inequalities that hold women back in agrifood systems. FAO is launching a global commitment process to enhance financing for gender equality and women’s empowerment in agrifood systems. Bringing together governments, philanthropy, private sector, United Nations and other multilateral agencies, civil society...

This report by the Malabo Montpellier Panel discusses gender inequalities. It emphasizes the importance of women’s participation in all aspects of agrifood systems while providing actionable recommendations to enhance their role and impact. The report also highlights successful policy innovations that can be upscaled to drive positive change.

The video describes the impact of innovations on the lives of family farms in rural Kyrgyzstan through the UN project fostering cooperation in border regions with Uzbekistan. 58 women from Chek-Abad have formed a self-help group and received a greenhouse from FAO, where they grow Bulgarian peppers using high-quality seeds....

Dried Fish Matters: Mapping the Social Economy of Dried Fish in South and Southeast Asia for Enhanced Wellbeing and Nutrition, or DFM, is a Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada Partnership Grant project. The project spans a duration of eight years: 2018-2026, and involves research in six focus...

To advance the use of gender-transformative approaches in climate-resilient agriculture (CRA), a review of practical resources that could support researchers and practitioners in applying gender and CRA was undertaken. The review consolidates and assesses diverse, practical resources—including research tools, methods and broader guidance—that aim to address gender inequalities/inequities, climate and...

Nestled in the vast plains of Georgia, in the shadows of the snow-covered Caucasus mountains, Malika Machalikashvili’s farm in Pankisi Gorge was once pretty traditional. She and her family shared the day-to-day work of caring for the livestock and poultry, gardening the vegetables and taking care of the hazelnut orchard,...

Cet article est basé sur une communication donnée à la table ronde “Travail et femmes dans le monde rural. La construction historique des inégalités de genre” organisée par Teresa Maria Ortega Lopez et Ana Cabana Iglesia au congrès international « Gagner sa vie. Genre et travail à travers les siècles » qui...

Women in agrifood systems in low- and middle-income countries are more likely than mento be adversely affected by climate change. They also have more limited climate-adaptivecapacities due to socioeconomic and cultural factors, such as restricted access to resources,information and technology, discriminatory gender norms, and limited decision-makingpower. This study examines the...

Barriers, constraints and opportunities towards equality and secure livelihoods; 186 pages; 2022; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Bangkok, Thailand. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb9527en. Asia accounts for the highest labour force participation in the small-scale fisheries and aquaculture across all regions of the world. While, historically, the role of women in this...