What is intersectionality and how is it relevant to FAO’ s work?Intersectionality: A pathway for more inclusive, youth-oriented and gender-responsive agrifood systems, serves as a guide for FAO employees and development practitioners who seek conceptual clarity and guidance on intersectionality. By moving beyond approaches that tend to prioritize one factor,...

Ana Paula Santos is an urban farmer in the Penha neighbourhood of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. In the third and final episode of the "Women and Agroecology" series, the interviewee reflects on the importance of agroecology for women farmers. “It's part of their knowledge, their ancestry, what our grandmothers lived by....

This toolbox was developed under the Women’s Resource Rights initiative funded by IFAD. The three-year initiative (2021-2024) conducted gender analyses, piloted context-appropriate GTAs to advance the recognition and protection of women’s land rights in different IFAD projects, and scaled up the GTA agenda. The initiative team collaborated with IFAD project...

In 2020, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) invited a consortium of the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry Centre (CIFOR-ICRAF), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) to work with selected IFAD...

The UN General Assembly has declared 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer, following a resolution proposed by the United States and supported by the FAO. This initiative aims to highlight the crucial role of women farmers in food security, nutrition, and poverty eradication, and to address the...

Despite their vital contribution to agriculture, rural women frequently face significant barriers to accessing essential resources, including land, credit, and agricultural services. Yet they are vital to sustaining agri-food systems, particularly in the Global South.

“Women’s Knowledge - Seeds of Wisdom" is this second video in a three-part series entitled “Women and Agroecology,” which looks at the contributions of women to sustainable agricultural practices. In Gokwe, in northern Zimbabwe, farmers have been instrumental in shaping nature positive and agroecological practices  for generations. Through their dedication and...

Se requiere de enfoques innovadores para cumplir con la Agenda 2030 de las Naciones Unidas, que incluye la reducción de las desigualdades en materia de género y otras desigualdades sociales. Los derechos sobre la tierra, que son entendidos aquí en un sentido amplio como el conjunto de derechos para el...

Ce rapport de recherche de la Confédération Nationale des Organisations Paysannes de Guinée (CNOP-G) présente les résultats d’une étude menée dans différentes régions de Guinée en 2021 afin d’explorer les avancées et les défis en matière de droit des femmes à la terre dans le cadre des systèmes fonciers coutumiers. La...

L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et ses partenaires ont estimé dans leur édition 2022 de L’état de la sécurité alimentaire et de la nutrition dans le monde que, à l’échelle mondiale, le soutien des politiques publiques à l’alimentation et à l’agriculture s’élevait en moyenne à près de 630...

In the Churia region of Nepal, a watershed area with severe land degradation exacerbated by the effects of climate change, Gita Adikhari and her fellow community members are learning more effective and environmentally friendly agricultural techniques through an FAO Farmer Field School, financed by the Green Climate Fund

This document describes the process led by ActionAid International The Gambia (AAITG) to build rural women’s capacities to advocate for land rights in The Gambia, and provides guidance for scaling the approach in other contexts.

This first video of the series, "Women’s Organizations – Cultivating Collaboration”, witness the transformative impact of women-led initiatives on local communities in India which are of great importance when promoting agroecological practices. Through farming projects, cooperatives, and agroecological training programs, women are fostering resilience and solidarity, strengthening the fabric of...

The IFAD project “Building Rural Business Capacities, Trust and Opportunity – TOP Colombia - El Campo Emprende” (henceforth TOP Colombia) aimed to address inequality and poverty in rural Colombia and promote equal access to basic services, particularly rural financial services. It was a joint effort between the Colombian Government and...

This first video of the series, "Women’s Organizations – Cultivating Collaboration”, witness the transformative impact of women-led initiatives on local communities in India which are of great importance when promoting agroecological practices. Through farming projects, cooperatives, and agroecological training programs, women are fostering resilience and solidarity, strengthening the fabric of...

Bienvenu dans ce webdocumentaie interactif sur le genre et la formation agricole et rurale. Ce format dynamique vous offre une immersion unique, mêlant une narration fictive représentative de situations existantes et d’éléments documentés du réel. A travers les parcours de trois personnages, nous vous invitons à explorer les contraintes auxquelles les...

Nowadays and historically, women are protagonists of conflicts in rural areas, and they help build a biodiverse present and future, with climate justice and food sovereignty. This document depicts the stories of three women, Rachel Carson, Vandana Shiva, and Ana Primavesi, at the forefront of the agroecological fight and how despite...

This document summarizes results from a gender analysis conducted by the Women’s Resource Rights (WRR) project team in 2023. WRR is part of the Global Initiative for Gender Transformative Approaches to promote and strengthen women’s land rights through the integration of gender transformative approaches (GTAs) in IFAD rural development interventions...

Overcoming structural gender inequalities and barriers is fundamental for climate-resilient development. Inclusive and gender-responsive social protection and agrifood systems can provide access to resources, services, and economic opportunities for women and girls to build their resilience in the face of climate change.  This article advocates and proposes long term investment in social...

Agribusiness startups are reshaping India’s agricultural sector, fostering a strong entrepreneurial mindset. This growing interest, alongside advancements in digital technology, has spurred rapid expansion in the sector’s technology and digital solutions ecosystem. Technologies like big data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and various digital platforms play a crucial...