Inclusive is not enough – Agrifood value chains need gender-responsive business development

01/03/2023

This brief, jointly developed by the FAO Regional Office for Africa and the FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa, aims to trigger a critical reflection on the concept of “inclusive” agribusiness and propose a new definition that highlights the importance of considering gender equality and women’s empowerment as an integral component of agribusiness development. 36 pp.

Empowering women in small-scale fisheries for sustainable food systems Consolidated baseline report

01/03/2023

This report presents the design and results of a baseline survey with respect to a FAO project focusing on empowering women in small-scale fisheries. The project supports the implementation of the SSF Guidelines, giving particular attention to the post-harvest sector in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. 98 pp.

Guyana: Country gender assessment of the agriculture and rural sector (Country Gender Assessment Series)

01/03/2023

In alignment with the FAO Policy on Gender Equality 2020-2030, the Assessment describes women’s and men’s specific roles and opportunities in agriculture, and explores the impact of existing gender inequalities on both women’s empowerment and rural development. Rural women are among the main contributors to food production and food processing in Guyana yet women’s access to both productive resources and services is limited. 66 p.

The youth barometer: Implementation of the youth target in FAO and globally

01/02/2023

A central principle of the 2030 Agenda is the assurance that “no one will be left behind” and the universal nature of the 2030 Agenda entails that youth should be considered across all goals and targets. In its Strategic Framework 2022–2031, FAO has identified “youth” as an important group whose needs must be addressed across all of FAO’s programmatic work areas to promote a more systematic mainstreaming and operationalization of these issues across all of FAO’s work. 28 p.

Gender equality and women's empowerment in food and agriculture - Kenya

01/01/2023

This initiative adopts holistic, integrated and transformative approaches to tackle deep-rooted causes of gender inequalities. It engages both women and men in sensitization, capacity development, dialogue, analysis, and action over gender equality, collective action, local issues and farm business for a better life. 2 pp.

Practical guide for the Incorporation of the Intersectionality approach in sustainable rural development programmes and projects

01/01/2023

This guide aims to provide an overview of innovative and culturally sensitive work methodologies for identifying inequalities and present an intersectional action and transformation strategy for planning and implementing policies to collaborate with rural populations. 55 pp.

Unlocking women’s capacity to become agents of change in the fight to reduce child labour in agriculture in Pakistan

12/12/2022

This fact sheet presents the areas of intervention implemented as part of the project by FAO in Pakistan as well as their approaches and results with a focus on the lessons learned from empowering women with knowledge, skills and means to start their own businesses. 8 pp.

FAO Europe and Central Asia Gender Newsletter, December 2022 - Issue #9

01/12/2022

In each quarterly issue, the reader meets our real heroes and reads their stories: how communities, especially women from remote villages, strive to achieve a better life and how FAO together with various partners and governments stand hand-in-hand with them to achieve effective results. 6 pp.