Empowerment offers opportunities, but does it enhance well-being? In this blog, Vijayalaxmi Khed explores the challenges rural women face in balancing both. 

In this blog, Nimisha Mittal reflects on her experience with the range of approaches used in teaching and learning in the MA Gender and Development postgraduate program at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, United Kingdom.

This study explores the linkages between gender and rural transformation in Indonesia. Utilising time-series data from the National Labour Force Survey from 32 provinces in three different years (2010, 2015, and 2020), we analysed the linkages between rural transformation and gender-related variables such as womenʼs access to healthcare, education, and...

En una época de inestabilidad mundial, las mujeres y las niñas son la clave de la estabilidad de las zonas rurales. Pero una discriminación profundamente arraigada les impide labrarse un futuro mejor para ellas mismas, sus hogares y sus comunidades. Y hoy en día, la dinámica mundial no hace más...

A pesar de su importancia en la seguridad alimentaria y la economía rural, las mujeres enfrentan barreras que limitan su crecimiento dentro del sector agrícola. A medida que el país busca avanzar en equidad de género, es fundamental reconocer y potenciar su rol clave en la sostenibilidad del agro.

In this good practice note, Salome highlights the Mobile Biodiversity Festival, an initiative by the Deccan Development Society (DDS) to promote agro-biodiversity and cultural exchange in Telangana, India. Over 25 years, it has brought together local communities to discuss and celebrate sustainable farming, biodiversity, and traditional knowledge. 

Over the past 50 years, the world’s food systems have evolved tremendously amid major economic, environmental, and social changes. Throughout this period, policy research has played a critical role in providing evidence and analysis to inform decision-making that supports agricultural growth, better livelihoods, and improved food security, nutrition, and well-being...

In this Good Practices Note, Tanya and Syed Qaisar share the strategies that enabled the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) effectively reach farmers, chakkis (small flour mills), and consumers with Biofortified Zinc Wheat (BZW) in Pakistan’s Punjab province. CONTEXT  Pakistan faces triple burden of malnutrition—the coexistence of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and...

Agribusiness incubation (ABI) has emerged as a transformative strategy for revitalizing rural livelihoods, engaging youth in agriculture, and promoting sustainable technologies. This publication examines the pivotal role of ABIs in reshaping the agrifood system by providing essential support services and fostering collaboration among smallholder farmers and emerging entrepreneurs. As countries...

This blog post highlights how cooperatives can empower women farmers, who make up nearly half of the world's smallholder farmers. It discusses how cooperatives provide access to markets, credit, and training—key factors in improving women's economic and social standing. However, it also acknowledges that structural inequalities, such as limited land rights...

Although male migration from rural areas of Bangladesh to foreign destinations is a well-established trend, there is a noticeable lack of research on how this out-migration affects the wives who remain behind and assume full responsibility for their households in a patriarchal context. This study addresses key questions: How does...

The Gender Equality Disability and Social Inclusion Self-Assessment Tool (GEDSI SAT) is a facilitation guide for climate resilience and development program managers, GEDSI advisers, researchers and interested members of staff that is designed to support individual and collective reflective practice on the extent and quality of gender equality, disability and social inclusion work in...

Ce document présente l’expérience de Shilo Sun Shine Corporation, une entreprise burkinabè valorisant les céréales locales via la production de pain. Grâce à une innovation – le four mobile – elle offre des produits accessibles, créateurs d’emplois jeunes et partenariaux avec des coopératives féminines. L’appui PAFAO a permis d’élargir l’approvisionnement...

Las Asociaciones de Mujeres de Sierra Mágina, junto con personal técnico y político formado en igualdad, han trabajado durante más de un año en identificar barreras que enfrentan las mujeres en la comarca. Como resultado, la ADR Sierra Mágina elaboró un análisis territorial con perspectiva de género titulado “Miradas transformadoras...

The source of information is the Edible Plants of the World database, created by Tasmanian agricultural scientist, Bruce French, AO.  This database is the largest of its kind in the world and currently has over 33,600 edible food plants for all countries.  Food Plant Solutions specialise at extracting information from...

La Red de Mujeres del Mundo Rural de Álava, creada en 1999, busca valorar el papel de las mujeres rurales, fomentar el intercambio de experiencias y adaptarse a los retos actuales. Con más de 80 integrantes de diversas edades y profesiones, la red trabaja por renovar su estructura, incorporar nuevas...

This  study  focuses  on  understanding  the  nature  and  reality  of voluntary  activities  conducted  by  rural  Omani  women  in the  past, specifically before 1970, an era known in Omani society as the pre-Renaissance era. The study aimed to gather intangible heritage related  to  the  types  of  voluntary  participation  of  rural  women ...

Las mujeres rurales y agricultoras familiares son fundamentales en los sistemas alimentarios, pero aún enfrentan barreras estructurales como el acceso limitado a tierras, financiamiento y toma de decisiones. En el marco del 8 de marzo, la Red Internacional de Mujeres Rurales en Acción lanzó la campaña “Mujeres Rurales en Acción:...

El video muestra el trabajo de ALLPA, una ONG peruana que impulsa el desarrollo sostenible e inclusivo en comunidades indígenas de Áncash, en las altas montañas de la Cordillera de los Andes. Desde 2010, ALLPA trabaja con familias que viven entre los 3.000 y 4.500 metros de altitud, donde el...

As IFPRI marks its 50th anniversary this year, our 2025 Global Food Policy Report takes a sweeping view of the past half-century, reviewing the evolution of both policies and policy research, highlighting lessons learned, and presenting key considerations for addressing the challenges and opportunities of today and tomorrow. Policies play...