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Rural Households and resources: A guide for extension workers.
Non-formal education
by Socio-economic and Gender Analysis Programme (SEAGA)
Gender and Development Service (SDWW)
Gender and Population Division (SDW)
FAO
Rome, 2004
Pages 80
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/007/y5551e/y5551e00.pdf
The guide has been developed to assist extension and community workers to apply a
participatory and gender-sensitive approach to their planning and work with rural
households and people.
The guide outlines some of the key gender-linked constraints and opportunities to improved livelihoods among different household members. It also provides key questions and participatory tools that can be used to assess and address gender-related constraints in management of resources such as water, land, credit and savings, time and technology. Although the guide has been developed with and for field-level extension workers, it should be useful for anyone wanting to use or promote the inclusion of participation, gender and socioeconomic analysis in development work. The guide promotes the SEAGA principles of giving priority to disadvantaged groups, focus on gender relations, and the use of participation and a holistic approach as essential in development work.
Related links
Socio-economic and Gender Analysis Programme (SEAGA) web site
http://www.fao.org/sd/seaga/index_en.htm
SEAGA publications
http://www.fao.org/sd/seaga/main4_en.htm
Related articles
Socio-economic and gender analysis (SEAGA) training tools in support of Household Resources Management
by Ms Diana Tempelman
Gender and Development
FAO regional Office for Africa
http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/wpre0133c.htm
Contact: Ilaria Sisto
Gender and Development Service (SDWW)
Gender and Population Division (SDW)
FAO
Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100
Rome, Italy
Ilaria.Sisto@fao.org
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SEAGA sector guide: irrigation.
Training of trainers
by Socio-economic and Gender Analysis Programme (SEAGA)
Gender and Development Service (SDWW)
Gender and Population Division (SDW)
FAO
Rome, 2001
http://www.fao.org/sd/seaga/downloads/En/IrrigationEn.pdf
This document is a guide to the integration of socio-economic and gender issues in the
sub-sector irrigation. The Guide has been developed in the context of the FAO Socioeconomic and Gender Analysis (SEAGA) Programme. SEAGA is an approach to
development based on an analysis of socio-economic patterns and participatory
identification of women and men’s priorities. The objective of this approach is to close
the gaps between what people need and what development delivers. By placing socioeconomic analysis and gender analysis together, SEAGA helps us learn about
community dynamics, including the linkages among social, economic and environmental
patterns.
The purpose of the SEAGA Sector Guide on Irrigation is to support gender-responsive
participatory planning of irrigation schemes, and to integrate socio-economic and gender
issues in the planning process. The ultimate aim is to improve irrigation scheme
performance while strengthening the position of rural women and disadvantaged groups.
This Guide is written for the people who are involved in the planning, design and
implementation of irrigation programmes. It is therefore intended for irrigation engineers,
members of multidisciplinary identification and formulation missions, staff of rural
development projects, government employees, staff of NGOs, and engineering and
consulting firms.
Related links
Socio-economic and Gender Analysis Programme (SEAGA) web site
http://www.fao.org/sd/seaga/index_en.htm
SEAGA publications
http://www.fao.org/sd/seaga/main4_en.htm
Contact: Ilaria Sisto
Gender and Development Service (SDWW)
Gender and Population Division (SDW)
FAO
Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100
Rome, Italy
Ilaria.Sisto@fao.org
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Field Level Handbook.
Non-formal education
by Socio-economic and Gender Analysis Programme (SEAGA)
Gender and Development Service (SDWW)
Gender and Population Division (SDW)
FAO
Rome, 2001
Pages 135
http://www.fao.org/sd/seaga/downloads/En/FieldEn.pdf
 This Handbook is written for development agents who work directly
with local communities in developing countries.
It is intended for extensionists, government and non-government field workers, and private and
public-sector development consultants, and for community
organisers and leaders of local groups and institutions.
The purpose of this Handbook is to support participatory development planning at the
Development agents to work together to:
- Identify key development patterns,
- Understand the livelihood strategies of different people, and
- Build consensus about development priorities and action plans.
This SEAGA Field Handbook incorporates ideas and methods from people of all
regions of the world who share a commitment to participatory development. It is
based on actual experiences in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, but can be used by
those working in all sectors of rural development. While building on earlier learning,
there are three things that are different about this Handbook.
First, explicit attention is given to the linkages among economic, environmental,
social and institutional patterns that together constitute the development context.
Both opportunities and constraints for development are identified.
Second, understanding gender, wealth, ethnicity, caste and other social differences
in communities is considered fundamental to understanding livelihood strategies and
development priorities. The poor and marginalised are ensured a voice.
And third, this Handbook provides toolkits specifically designed to support a
participatory process that first, focuses on an analysis of the current situation, and
second, focuses on planning for the future. The toolkits consist of a number of rapid
rural and participatory rural appraisal tools, but include also a series of SEAGA
Questions to facilitate and deepen analysis.
This SEAGA Field Handbook is written in recognition that those of us who work
directly with village women and men have a great responsibility. As outsiders who
enjoy a certain degree of power, privilege and security, we must remember that many
insiders do not. Indeed, many villagers walk a thin line between poverty and
destitution. This is especially true for those who lack access to key resources
because of their gender, ethnicity or caste. The only sure way to avoid mistakes, or
negative impacts, is through a participatory process in which rural women and men
clarify their needs and resources, constraints and opportunities. But for development
efforts to be truly beneficial in the long run, people's needs and priorities must also be
considered in light of the total development context, many factors of which stem from
outside the community. And this is where you come in -- as the bridge.
Related links
Socio-economic and Gender Analysis Programme (SEAGA) web site
http://www.fao.org/sd/seaga/index_en.htm
SEAGA publications
http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/wpre0133c.htm
Related articles
Socio-economic and gender analysis (SEAGA) training tools in support
of Household Resources Management
by Ms Diana Tempelman
Gender and Development
FAO regional Office for Africa
http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/wpre0133c.htm
Contact: Ilaria Sisto
Gender and Development Service (SDWW)
Gender and Population Division (SDW)
FAO
Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100
Rome, Italy
Ilaria.Sisto@fao.org
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Breaking through - A manual for field workers and rural women on group formation.
Training of trainer
by Jireh Bulakeña press
Gender and Development Service (SDWW)
Gender and Population Division (SDW)
FAO
China, March 1995
http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/X0185E/X0185E00.htm
The purpose of this guide is to enable extension workers and development agents to contribute to addressing the rural epidemic through agriculture and natural resource sector initiatives.
This Manual is one of the tools for rural women to address various issues related to lack of self-reliance on the one hand and on exploring approaches for self-transformation towards self-reliance on the other hand. The core objective of the "Women Population and Development" programme of China is to provide opportunities for rural poor women to achieve a certain level of self-reliance, in the belief that once women regain control on their lives they will be able to improve their general economic and social situation. As part of this process of attaining improved status as they revalidate themselves, among other things, they are able to rationalize their family life planning, particularly in the area of birth planning and general reproductive health and child care. Each person regardless of background or life history has her own potential to achieve her own goals and aspirations in life. An affirmation of this belief and manifestation in one's life is what we call self-reliance. People who have attained a level of self-reliance are productive and creative members of their family and community. They are resourceful and independent. Those who for some reason or other lack this essential ingredient for development, have become a part of what writers call a "dependency culture". They are caught in an endless downward spiral. They have a low image of themselves, are fearful of taking risks, are unable to use their potentials and creativity. As a consequence such individuals abdicate their basic rights in decision-making to others. Such individuals contribute meagerly to their household and community. Their contribution, are generally taken for granted by society in general
Related links
Gender and food security website
http://www.fao.org/gender/gender.htm
Related articles
Education in Agriculture Links with Development in Africa
by W.I. Lindley, L. Van Crowder and N. Doron
Agricultural Extension and Education Service (SDRE)
Research, Extension and Training Division (SDR)
FAO
Rome, July 1996
http://www.fao.org/sd/exdirect/exan0008.htm
Women in Agricultural Education and Extension
by L. Van Crowder
Extension, Education and Communication Service (SDRE)
Research, Extension and Training Division (SDR)
FAO
Rome April 1997
http://www.fao.org/sd/exdirect/exan0016.htm
Contact: Ilaria Sisto
Gender and Development Service (SDWW)
Gender and Population Division (SDW)
FAO
Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100
Rome, Italy
Ilaria.Sisto@fao.org
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LinKS project.
Non-formal education
by Gender and Development Service (SDWW)
Gender and Population Division (SDW)
FAO
Set of fact sheets on Gender, Agrobiodiversity and Local Knowledge
What is Agrobiodiversity?
What is Local Knowledge?
What is Gender?
What is Food Security?
Gender Dynamics and Agrobiodiversity
Values and Benefits of Agrobiodiversity from a Gender perspective
Recognizing Gender aspects in Agrobiodiversity
Local Knowledge as part of Agrobiodiversity
Challenges to Local Knowledge
Shaping Local Knowledge and Agrobiodiversity: Policies, institutions and processes
Gender, Biodiversity Loss and Conservation losing Ground: Gender relations, commercial Horticulture and Threats to local Plant Diversity in rural Mali
The purpose of this guide is to enable extension workers and development agents to contribute to addressing the rural epidemic through agriculture and natural resource sector initiatives.
These are training tools prepared mainly for extension workers or researchers from various NGOs, Government institutions and other organizations.
The aim of these tools is to enhance the participants’ understanding of the role of rural men and women’s local knowledge and the importance of this knowledge for sustainable management of biodiversity and food security. The courses provide the participants with new skills and tools in gender analysis, participatory methods and communication techniques which they can apply in their daily work. Participants explore questions as: what is local knowledge, biodiversity, gender, participation and how are these issues linked with each other.
The LinKS project is a regional effort in Southern Africa aimed at raising awareness about how rural men and women use and manage biological diversity.
The project is called LinKS, because it is exploring the linkages between the crucial issues of local knowledge systems, gender roles and relationships, food provision, and the conservation and management of agrobiodiversity.
The objective of the LinKS project is to make development practitioners recognize that
farmers have knowledge, practices and skills highly sustainable and respectful of the
natural ecosystems they depend on for their food and livelihoods.
The strategy for LinKS project activities is to build on, and add value to, the ongoing work of selected partner organizations. The overall goal of the project is to enhance rural people’s food security and promote sustainable management of agro-biodiversity by strengthening the capacity of institutions in the agricultural sector to apply approaches that recognise men and women farmers’ knowledge in their programmes and policies.
The LinKS project is administered from FAO headquarters in Rome and it works in close collaboration with several international partners. These partners help the project by offering training opportunities, supporting research activities and providing communication and mainstreaming possibilities.
Project activities are backstopped from Rome, research results are compiled and disseminated in form of reports, case studies, leaflets, video films to the different partner institutions, but also within FAO.
Related link
LinKS project website
http://www.fao.org/sd/LINKS/default.html
LinKS activities in capacity building and training; research and communication.
http://www.fao.org/sd/LINKS/activities/activities.html
SEAGA project website
http://www.fao.org/sd/seaga/index_en.htm
Paper and publications
http://www.fao.org/sd/LINKS/news/news.html
Seminars and workshops
http://www.fao.org/sd/LINKS/activities/activities.html
The leaflet for "Sharing the knowledge"download pdf or jpg file for poster, leaflet and VHS coversheet
http://www.fao.org/sd/LINKS/resources/resources.html
Sharing the Knowledge (Video: English, 12 minutes)
Filmed in Zimbabwe and Tanzania, this video highlights the important role that the local knowledge of rural men and women plays in their daily lives. Moreover, the video illustrates the importance of maintaining and sharing this knowledge base at a global level.
Some examples of this type of local knowledge shown in the video include how people use medicinal plants for human and animal health care, their selection and breeding of livestock suited to the local environment, and rural farmers' preference for many local varieties of seeds over improved commercial seeds.
This knowledge has an immense importance today for rural communities in Tanzania and Zimbabwe, as in other countries around the world. Wild plants found near villages provide people with a local source of medicines, and locally adapted plant varieties and animal breeds can help communities survive during times of hardship. But even more importantly, local plant varieties and animal breeds provide the biological base for world food security. For example, all improved commercial crop plant varieties stem from material that was originally developed by farmers.
Please click here to view the video or the World Bank's Indigenous Knowledge web site
Contact: Regina Laub-Fischer
Gender and Development Service (SDWW)
Gender and Population Division (SDW)
FAO
Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100
Rome, Italy
Regina.laub@fao.org
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