Gender

Gender

Why gender

Target: Gender equality

Numerous studies underscore the social costs of rural women's lack of education and assets, linking it directly to high rates of undernutrition, infant mortality and - in some countries - HIV/AIDS infection...

Insight

Food security risks of liquid biofuel production

The complex interrelationship between bioenergy and food security, and the challenges posed by the growing demand for food and fuel in an increasingly carbon-constrained world...

Projects

Horticulture helps Palestinian women feed families

Drip irrigation networks ensure fruit and vegetable production even during water scarcities of the hot summer months

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16-18 November 2009


World Summit on Food Security

1billionhungry.org

Contact

FAO Gender Programme
Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division (ESW)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome, Italy
email: gender@fao.org

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