Este taller de escritura es un proceso creativo a través del cual se identificarán, reconocerán, escribirán y compartirán historias y experiencias de jóvenes, mujeres, agricultores, pequeños productores que trabajan para promover, mejorar y fortalecer la agricultura familiar y lograr sociedades rurales prósperas e inclusivas.​Esta iniciativa ha sido concebida para brindar...

This article highlights a community-led initiative in the rural Andean highlands of Cuzco, Peru, where women farmers are reviving ancient water harvesting techniques to combat increasing drought and water scarcity linked to climate change. Led by the Flora Tristán Peruvian Women's Center, the project trains women in agroecology, rights advocacy,...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Dizem que uma mulher que lê é uma mulher perigosa. O que dizer, então, de mulheres que escrevem? E que escrevem não apenas textos, livros, mas a própria história? Não importa se essa história é escrita de forma tradicional, com palavras, frases, referências bibliográficas, ou se é escrita no dia...

Olga Babayeva, a 52-year-old farmer from Samukh region, in northwestern Azerbaijan, is a well-recognized businesswoman in her community. Apart from being the biggest producer of vegetable seeds for onions, coriander, dill, radishes, and parsley, among others, she is also known for her strong support of women’s engagement in farming.  She was...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

The food component of the Niyat project currently reaches about 40 families and will reach 120 in the next two years. Each family is a multiplying nucleus that aims to reach 2,400 families in total through trainings carried out in different formats.    

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

El programa colabora a la seguridad alimentaria, dirigida a la producción agroecológica en pequeñas escala de alimentos frescos. Se brinda capacitación y asistencia técnica continua para el establecimiento de huertas y granjas, mediante una red de promotores locales de voluntarias femeninas; se beneficia a familias y organizaciones de productores en...

Este podcast es una producción de la Asociación Servicios Educativos Rurales – SER, con el apoyo de Pan para el Mundo.

El Día Internacional de las Mujeres Rurales (15 de octubre) destaca el papel crucial de las mujeres y niñas rurales en los sistemas alimentarios, desde la producción hasta la distribución de alimentos. A pesar de su gran aporte, enfrentan desigualdad, menos ingresos y mayor inseguridad alimentaria. La COVID-19 y las...

This article examines the role of the ‘Water for Resilience’ intervention in empowering poor women for sustainable development in the semi-arid and deprived settings of rural north-western Ghana. The Water for Resilience project aimed at equipping poor women, with enhanced income-generating opportunities to overcome poverty and to enhance resilience. This...

Boletín Trabajo agrario y ruralidades en transformación. Número #5 Agronegocio, seguridad alimentaria y género. Editado por el Grupo de Trabajo CLACSO Trabajo agrario, ruralidades y desigualdades En esta edición, podrá conocer artículos interesantes sobre: A Revolução Azul no Brasil. O agronegócio e a transformação agroindustrial da produção de pescados a partir da aquicultura...

In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 60 percent of women are employed in agriculture and yet their potential as farmers and entrepreneurs is often limited due to gender inequalities, reduced access to farming inputs such as seeds and fertilizers and little or no access to finance.  Despite women being the largest contributors...

Nambiro Fatuma is a single mother of 4 kids that fully depend on her. She, on the other hand, depends on her income that comes from a family farm owned by her father. “I produce bananas, maize, beans, cassava, sweet potatoes, mangoes and avocados…” she says. “I once thought about...

In late 2015, the world pledged to transform our future by committing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which foresees reforms providing women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, in accordance with national laws. This gave further...