Success stories
FAO's work on gender equality and women's empowerment at country levelFruits and vegetables: the super power behind these Azerbaijani food heroes
07/09/2021
With the desire to improve their practices and businesses, Tahmina, Jalal and Isa have all been in touch with FAO, participating in various projects throughout the country.
Ghana women farmers partner to build a soapmaking business
20/08/2021
Farmers organizations have improved entrepreneurial skills and financial management skills for farmers
The gatekeepers of Mozambique’s community seed banks
28/07/2021
“We used to struggle looking for seeds, and we couldn't get them, but now we have saved a stock,” says Anita.
Pig stalls instead of city lights?
15/07/2021
Naomi also opened her eyes to a career in agriculture and says coming back home was the best decision she ever made.
Gender, value chains and sustainable tourism in Small Island Developing States
01/07/2021
Due to their local knowledge of sustainable natural resource management and practices at the household and community levels, women, in particular, play essential roles in responding to climate-related challenges and shocks.
A paradigm shift in development interventions through community engagement
24/06/2021
During the last webinar in the “Community Engagement Days” series, speakers presented experiences, illustrated the challenges and solutions to collective action for community engagement approaches.
Syrian and Turkish women build a cooperative and economic independence in Turkey
15/06/2021
Turna’s success and proven track record in production and marketing has enabled it to survive the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The magic of mangroves
24/05/2021
For the environment, mangrove forests are a crossroads for ocean, continental and instream ecosystems.
Community Engagement enhances participation in assessing results and impact
19/05/2021
Following a highly participatory and interactive format, conversation focused on power dynamics and their impact on projects, project evaluation and community engagement.
Fostering community engagement for resilience and peace
29/04/2021
The objective of the third webinar was to review the achievements, potential and challenges of community engagement for empowerment approaches in rural development and humanitarian interventions.
In an Iranian oasis, rural women fight to save their village and livelihoods
29/04/2021
With the money the women collectively generate, they are helping support their families to meet their basic needs such as food and healthcare.
Female farmers to improve livelihoods with support of experienced peers
09/04/2021
As a result of her life-long experiences, she knows very well the challenges women face in agriculture as she had to go through many of them.
Learning from experiences in implementing gender transformative approaches in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors
01/04/2021
FAO and the CGIAR GENDER Platform hosted a technical learning webinar focused on sharing tangible results of gender transformative approaches (GTAs) applied in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors.
Harnessing the power of rain
22/03/2021
Climate change means that extreme weather – intense rainfall at times and longer dry periods at others– results in either too much or too little water for the approximately 90 percent of Senegalese farmers who practice rain-fed agriculture.
Iraqi rural women rebuild livelihoods in area visited by Pope Francis
12/03/2021
Women play a key role in processing traditional dairy products, and there is a high local demand, but there is little recognition for the women’s work behind it.
FAO celebrates Women’s International Day 2021
08/03/2021
“I feel independent”, declared one of the women entrepreneurs who participated in the Yemen’s project.
Mountain felt fashion: the next big thing?
08/03/2021
Mountain women in Kyrgyzstan are collaborating with Haitian-Italian fashion designer Stella Jean to bring their traditional felt designs to the international stage.
“Daesh killed my dreams and my family's plan - ‘FAO-EU’ revived them!”
07/03/2021
On International Women's Day, we must take the opportunity to bring awareness to the profound contributions rural women make to society, as well as the ways in which they are underrepresented and hindered.
Family farming blossoms in the mountains of Venezuela
05/03/2021
In a remote Venezuelan farming town, Eliana and her family depend on their garden for food and income through droughts, an economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bonding on the job in Bamyan, Afghanistan
23/02/2021
For the women, one of the most important parts of the project is the sheep-rearing training groups, formed by the HFLS project and run by the women themselves.