• [O1] Using the Development Assistance Committee gender equality policy marker, increase the number and/or value of projects scored 1 or 2*
• [O2] Increase the number and/or value of projects in agrifood systems which are gender transformative at design 
• [O3] Increase the quality of programming for gender equality and women’s empowerment in agrifood systems along the Reach, Benefit, Empower, Transform framework 
• [O4] Increase linkages and synergies between financial commitments on climate change, resilience and gender equality and women’s empowerment
• [O5] Increase financial and/or technical support for the dissemination and uptake of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition
• [O6] Increase, renew and/or realign partnerships between international development actors to pursue policies and investments promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in agrifood systems
• [O7] Lead, convene or finance activities, events or initiatives in support of the International Year of the Woman Farmer (2026)

* Significant (marked 1) means that gender equality is an important and deliberate objective, but not the principal reason for undertaking the project/programme, often explained as gender equality being mainstreamed in the project/programme; Principal (marked 2) means that gender equality is the main objective of the project/programme and is fundamental in its design and expected results. The project/programme would not have been undertaken without this objective.

[C1.1] Financing, investment in and increased commitment to direct procurement from women entrepreneurs or
women-led and gender-smart businesses in AFS value chains

[C1.2] Commitment to internal reforms to increase gender parity in leadership positions within companies and corporations working in AFS

• [C2.1] Policies and/or programmes to tackle fair pay and wage gaps and gaps in quality of jobs for women in agrifood system supply chains
• [C2.2] Provision of training and/or partnerships for upskilling of women employees in agrifood system value chains
• [C2.3] Policies and/or programmes to increase access to childcare and other social support in agrifood system employment

• [C3.1] Policies and/or programmes to increase women borrowers and savers in financial services among agrifood system value chains
• [C3.2] Programmes and/or partnerships to invest in agrifood system technology responsive to women’s needs
• [C3.3] Programmes designed to help transform finance and agribusiness models to be more inclusive of women

• [C4.1] Policies, programmes and/or partnerships that elevate women’s leadership in private sector sustainable supply chain initiatives 
• [C4.2] Policies, programmes and/or partnerships that help diversify diets to include more resilient crops and nutritious food
• [C4.3] Financing for community initiatives at the farm level to help mitigate climate shocks and resulting food insecurity such as community grain storage

• [C5.1] Commitment to collect sex- and age-disaggregated data for relevant information (farmer plot management,
  revenues, income, etc.)
• [C5.2] Partnerships and/or support for gender-sensitive research and development (on seeds, crops, technologies, etc.) for academia, think tanks, researchers or institutions in the Global South