Publications
Support Government in Formulation of a National and Gender Sensitive Land Policy Guided by the VGGT Principles
05/09/2022
In light of the significant changes to land ownership in Zimbabwe, there is a compelling need for a comprehensive National Land Policy that integrates land administration and governance. This publication outlines the three outputs of the project and the considerable effort put into promoting gender equality in various spheres, includign land allocation. 11 pp.
Advancing Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment through Climate-resilient Agriculture: Experiences and Ways Forward from the Joint Programme on Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment
01/09/2022
This policy brief is part of a series to present evidence from the strategies and praxis and draws conclusions and makes recommendations for expanding sustainable development and climate change policies and programmes. 21 pp.
Gender mainstreaming in agriculture and food security: FAO Türkiye’s experiences 2021
23/08/2022
In response to the challenges outlined above, FAO Türkiye – as mandated by its national and international commitments on gender quality – cooperates with the Government of Türkiye to deliver a range of gender-mainstreamed and women-focused actions. This compilation of practices from the field aims to raise awareness among practitioners by sharing experiences and lessons learned in order to develop future actions. 48 pp.
Gender assessment in plantation forestry in Uganda
22/08/2022
Empowering women in forestry can create significant development opportunities and generate important additional benefits for their households and communities. Therefore, FAO conducted a study to assess status of gender equality and women empowerment in plantation forestry in Uganda and make recommendations on how to better integrate gender equality in commercial forestry. 60 pp.
2021 in Review - Joint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition
01/08/2022
This booklet presents the second annual review of the achievements of the EU-RBA Joint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition. It is broadly structured along the four pillars of the JP GTA, with sections focusing on knowledge generation, country-level activities, capacity development and learning, and policy support and institutional engagement. 11 pp.
Gender, Water and Agriculture - Assessing the Nexus in Palestine
23/07/2022
Gender-responsive water and agriculture assessments study the relative situation of women and men in different communities regarding water access, governance and usage. A study has been implemented in Palestine using the Gender Responsive Water Assessment methodolgy developed under the Water Efficiency, productivity and Sustainability regional project and this flyer summarizes the activity, as well as the main recommendations extracted from the study. 2 pp.
Gender, water and agriculture
22/07/2022
The role of women in fetching, preserving and managing productive and non-productive water often goes unrecognized and understudied. This assessment aims to shed light on the different contributions and benefits of women and men in relation to agricultural roles, responsibilities and resources, focusing mainly on productive agricultural resources, including water, to inform more efficient, equitable and gender-responsive programmes in the future. 76 pp.
Gender, agrifood value chains and climate-resilient agriculture in Small Island Developing States
20/07/2022
This document seeks to enrich the knowledge and evidence base on gender, food systems and resilience in the SIDS of the Caribbean, the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and South China Sea (AIS) region and explores the interconnections between gender equality, climate resilience and agrifood value chains in SIDS, from a food systems perspective. 80 pp.