Much like wine-making, the world of olive oil is largely a male-dominated industry. This is also true in Tunisia, where one-third of the land is covered in olive groves and 300,000 people work in olive oil production. But many of these are women who are making a significant mark on Tunisia’s...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has continuously demonstrated within its work that gender equality is not simply a matter of human rights, but is key to eliminating poverty and hunger. It is only by closing the gender gap that sustainable agriculture and rural development can...

O presente trabalho, objetiva por abordagem decolonial apresentar práticas e vivências da agroecologia, alinhadas à economia solidária que resgatam modos alternativos das relações econômicas, na chamada economia feminista por meio do feminismo comunitário. Para isto, a pesquisa qualitativa trará como sujeitas as mulheres do Sistema Participativo de Garantia da Qualidade...

SIMRA has just released its third brochure collecting examples of social innovation in marginalised rural areas in the Balkan peninsula. The focus of the SIMRA project is on the European Union and the Mediterranean area, including the Balkan Peninsula in South-East Europe which includes both countries which are Member States of...

FAO’s Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Europe and Central Asia 2018 (Regional SOFI 2018 in ECA) describes the current situation vis-à-vis SDG 2 in countries of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region. It focuses in particular on the countries’ status in relation to SDG Target 2.1...

In Cambodia, small-scale farmers are facing the issue of low economic returns from their rice farming because of low productivity and high input costs. The system of rice intensification (SRI) allows farmers to use less inputs. In dry areas, SRI could result in an average yield of 3.6 tonnes/ha, while...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Agritourism offers farmers the possibility of diversifying and generating additional income through on-farm touristic activities in order to help supplementing their low agricultural income. This helps to maintain the viability of active farms and rural communities. The more general understanding of agritourism states that agritourism activities support and promote agricultural...

La Fundación Microfinanzas BBVA (FMBBVA), una entidad sin fines de lucro con presencia en cinco países de América Latina se suma a la campaña #MujeresRurales, mujeres con derechos. La fundación contribuirá a visibilizar las brechas de género que enfrentan las mujeres rurales, indígenas y afrodescendientes de América Latina y el Caribe. Asimismo, la fundación difundirá...

Women in rural Bangladesh rarely get an opportunity to work outside their homes and earn their own income. Now hundreds of thousands of women are being employed on construction sites across the country, helping to build and maintain infrastructure in their communities whilst working their way out of poverty.

Gender gaps in agriculture in Africa are holding back progress towards ending hunger and must be urgently addressed. The findings and recommendations of the AU-FAO study The Regional Outlook on Gender and Agrifood Systems came from an extensive review of existing statistics, gender audits of 38 National Agricultural Investment Plans and in-depth country...

he Seeds of Hope project improves climate change resilience, food security and sovereignty and autonomy of small farmer communities in North India. It relies on the recognition of women’s traditional knowledge. The project is led in partnership with the association Navdanya, founded by Dr Vandana Shiva. Direct beneficiaries include 745...

Libro resumen de la 1era Conferencia Regional del Grupo de Investigadores en Políticas Públicas de la Agricultura Familiar (GIPPAF) de la REAF Mercosur. La presente publicación, representa la consolidación del trabajo iniciado en Posadas, y busca seguir estrechando lazos y comenzar a materializar el desarrollo de investigación de carácter regional, además...

Las mujeres rurales tienen un rol esencial en todas las sociedades del mundo y son fundamentales para las economías de sus países, ya sea por medio de la productividad agrícola y no agrícola, el abastecimiento de alimentos a las ciudades o la reproducción social y cultural de sus comunidades. Sin las...

Agriculture is the mainstay of the Kenyan economy and contributes over 45 percent of government revenue. The agricultural sector is the largest employer, representing 60 percent of total employment. Overall, approximately 80 percent of rural women are employed in agriculture. However, the percentage of agricultural land held by women remains...

Las mujeres rurales representan más de un tercio de la población mundial. Muchas de estas mujeres tienen en la agricultura su principal actividad económica. Trabajan la tierra y producen los alimentos que nutren al mundo. Con su trabajo, muchas veces invisible en los censos nacionales y agropecuarios, las mujeres aportan a...

The right to food is a fundamental pillar to the right to life. Yet it is also arguably the most violated human right globally. Today, hundreds of millions of individuals – some 821 million – remain food insecure. They lack consistent physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious...

El desarrollo rural requiere de emprendimientos que inviertan en ciencia y tecnología para brindar nuevas herramientas al sector agrícola y ganadero. En la zona Andina de América Latina, hombres y mujeres han tenido un limitado acceso a nuevas tecnologías, limitaciones que se acrecientan si son las mujeres quienes buscan su...

La Asociación de Mujeres de Juntas Parroquiales y Rurales del Ecuador (AMJUPRE) desde el 2005 viene dando pasos asertivos en la construcción de ciudadanía y conocimiento de mujeres rurales. Con convicción y compromiso aportando incondicionalmente al fortalecimiento de liderazgos y al pleno ejercicio de sus derechos, en la vida cotidiana,...

Los mercados son mucho más que la relación entre la oferta y demanda de productos: Son los espacios que articulan la producción y reproducción de las actividades económicas desarrolladas por una sociedad. Se trata de instancias construidas a partir de las interacciones sociales, y por lo tanto, son cercanas a la...