This policy brief emphasizes the urgent need to dismantle structural and cultural barriers that hinder rural women farmers across Africa. Issued in the context of International Women’s Day 2025, the statement calls on governments, civil society, and development partners to intensify efforts toward gender equality in agriculture and rural development. It...

While there is a generally accepted narrative that collective action contributes to women’s empowerment, its role in enhancing resilience amid different shocks and stressors is less understood. To better understand this, the GENDER Impact Platform is hosting a webinar to delve into the findings of the forthcoming working paper What...

This policy brief emphasizes the urgent need to dismantle structural and cultural barriers that hinder rural women farmers across Africa. Issued in the context of International Women’s Day 2025, the statement calls on governments, civil society, and development partners to intensify efforts toward gender equality in agriculture and rural development. It...

Esta publicación presenta la experiencia brasileña de las mujeres quilombolas de Gurutuba, ubicado en el norte del estado de Minas Gerais, que demuestra el resultado de la participación de diferentes actores trabajando en el empoderamiento femenino en el ámbito de la cadena productiva del algodón agroecológico. La experiencia de estas...

En Uruguay, un movimiento transformador está creciendo: mujeres rurales que lideran el cambio desde sus comunidades, enfrentando no solo las desigualdades estructurales de género que atraviesan sus vidas, como el acceso desigual a la tierra, el crédito y la asistencia técnica, sino también los desafíos del cambio climático. A través...

The CGIAR Flagship Report, Insight to Impact: A Decision-Maker’s Guide to Navigating Food System Science, represents a groundbreaking initiative to bridge this gap. By synthesizing research into actionable insights, it ensures that data and science are presented in formats that are clear and practical for policymakers. This approach is particularly...

En Uruguay, un movimiento transformador está creciendo: mujeres rurales que lideran el cambio desde sus comunidades, enfrentando no solo las desigualdades estructurales de género que atraviesan sus vidas, como el acceso desigual a la tierra, el crédito y la asistencia técnica, sino también los desafíos del cambio climático. A través...

Women in rural Oyo, Ogun, and Osun, Nigeria, used to see their lives beginning and ending in the kitchen. They were cut off from leadership opportunities and community engagement, and their unique ideas about local needs and issues often went unrecognized. Historically in Nigeria, women, particularly those in rural communities, have...

Discover Dimitra Clubs, an FAO initiative that empowers communities and drives social change. Through this approach, men and women take the lead in transforming their communities and improving their lives. These clubs act as catalysts for social transformation and gender equality, providing safe spaces for dialogue, collaboration, and action. Dimitra...

Quality of life (QOL) as the total well-being of individuals and societies, is a multi-faceted phenomenon determined by the cumulative and interactive impact of many and varying factors such as housing conditions, infrastructure, access to social amenities, income, standard of living, and overall satisfaction about the physical and social environment....

The transformation of agricultural machinery technology in China has revolutionized traditional farming practices and reshaped gender relations. Utilizing data from five waves of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) spanning 2014 to 2022, this paper empirically investigates the impact of mechanization on women's empowerment. The findings reveal that mechanization significantly...

Nigeria is a land of deceit, deception and falsehood in all ramifications, the Nigerian woman is not the woman in our big cities, that is Westernized, urbane and opinionated, that craves equality rather than collaboration, that defies culture and all open norms as a rebel without a cause, the Nigerian...

Video completo del Seminario "Mujeres del Agro: Innovación y Sostenibilidad en Acción" realizado el 6 de marzo de 2025 en Quillota. La actividad realizada en el marco de la conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Mujer, fue organizada por el Comité Hídrico de Valparaíso, conformado por el Instituto de Desarrollo...

This blog article shares the story of Freddy Bisesta, a gender advocate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the work of his organization, Women Concern (WOCO), which supports rural women’s empowerment through horticulture, leadership training, and economic inclusion. Freddy reflects on the cultural and systemic gender inequalities...

El presente resumen regional fue elaborado con las contribuciones de nueve agencias del Sistema de Naciones Unidas con presencia en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC): PNUMA, UNDRR, PNUD, OIT, ONU Mujeres, CEPAL, UNICEF, ACNUR y OIM. Estas agencias son integrantes de la Coalición Basada en Temas (IBC) en Cambio...

Five members of the Katosi Women Development Trust (KWDT) talk about various policies and initiatives to empower small-scale fishing communities in Uganda. Does the Government of Uganda pay due attention to social and economic development to empower small-scale fishing communities? How? The Government of Uganda has made strides to put in place...

El Informe Mujeres Acceso a la tierra y territorio en Sudamérica, octavo informe anual que presenta el IPDRS, incluye una sustancia propia de las mujeres, su palabra, sus diálogos y una serie de propuestas explícitas e implícitas en sus modos de enunciación, organización y quehacer político. Indudablemente, el reporte acostumbrado...

Society is increasingly aware of the strategic nature of food. The agri-food sector is postulated as one of the pillars of our democratic societies, due to its leading role in the production of healthy, safe and sustainable food. However, farmers and ranchers suffer serious problems that make their profession difficult....

The Latin American and Caribbean Workshop on IYAFA 2022 issued a global Call for Action for sustainable and equitable small-scale fisheries.  A tourist village in Cananeia city in the south coast of the Sao Paulo state in Brazil hosted 45 fishermen, fisherwomen and supporters from 16 different countries on 2-5 November...

Women play a crucial role in coffee management, particularly within the Women Farmers' Group (KWT) in Bener Meriah, Aceh. Their contributions are vital to the success of farming activities, yet they often face the dual challenge of balancing agricultural responsibilities with domestic duties. Despite family support, the persistent burden of...