"Mujeres con derecho a la tierra y el territorio" es una serie de 16 capítulos en español y quechua, que busca empoderar a las mujeres indígenas en el ejercicio de sus derechos. Es una producción de la Asociación Servicios Educativos Rurales - SER, con el apoyo de Pan para el...

Los contenidos de este material tienen como insumo el informe de sistematización de los cuatro diálogos de saberes ancestrales realizados en las provincias de Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, Azuay y Bolivar en el Ecuador entre el 20 y el 29 de septiembre del 2021, con más de 100 mujeres rurales de la...

The article highlights the importance of gender dynamics at every link in the market chain, particularly for perishable products like sweetpotatoes and bananas. Through a gender-responsive Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA) in Uganda, the study identified how men and women contribute differently to market chains, revealing disparities in access to...

El documento analiza la compleja realidad de las mujeres indígenas rurales en Chile, destacando cómo la intersección de su género, condición étnica y ruralidad genera desigualdades particulares. Estas mujeres desempeñan roles clave en la transmisión de saberes ancestrales, la conservación del territorio, la producción agro-alimentaria y la cultura de sus...

Gender equity has been emphasized as a considerable aspect regarding sustainable development in any nation of the world. Thus, this study was conducted to assess the level of time poverty of women farmers and its impact for food production in the Imbulpe Divisional Secretariat (DS) division in Rathnapura district in...

Over the last 5 years, SSP has developed a robust model to transform marginalized rural women working as mere labourers working in their family-owned farms to changemakers in agriculture. These women are bringing in food security, improved livelihoods, and means to conserve water for their families and the community at...

La cooperación internacional para el desarrollo, debe asumir una perspectiva de género para incidir en cambios sociales, culturales y económicos que tiendan a disminuir las brechas entre mujeres y hombres. Desde la década de 1970 existen en el campo del desarrollo y la cooperación internacional enfoques e instrumentos para la...

On 8 March 2021, the United Nations and the world celebrate International Women’s Day, reflecting on progress made towards gender equality and women’s empowerment. Women in rural areas in Europe and Central Asia are still not equally represented in rural institutions and manage only 6.5 percent to 31 percent of agricultural...

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...

Women play a significant role in food production and food security on agricultural enterprise. In most parts of rural Nigeria, division of labour within the households is gender specific and according to age. Men and women perform different roles; have unequal decision-making power as well as differences in access to...

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...

Women’s contribution to agriculture tends to be undervalued and, therefore, uncounted. Estimates suggest that, on average, 45% of women in lower middle-income countries are part of the agicultural labour force, compared to 37% for men. Across the African continent, the estametes of the female shares of agriculture vary enormously, from 56% in Uganda...

Ma Thi Ninh thought farming would be relatively easy. The Yen Duong area of Viet Nam where she lives has excellent, arable land and offers many sought-after products, including organic sticky rice, seasonal vegetables and bamboo used for traditional handicraft products. But once she started to farm and trade in...

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 glaring inequality between men and women farmers in the African agricultural sector is alarming evidence that calls for fair, inclusive and sustainable development. Gender productivity gaps vary across and even within countries, but recent studies suggest that gender gaps are in the range of 10% to 30%.   

A series of webinars by CGIAR and partners —feeding in the 2020 UN International Year of Plant Health —  underscore the importance of gender and household relations in shaping plant health issues and responses.  

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...

In May 2021, Gaza experienced sustained bombing over eleven days. More than 50% of the women’s farms were damaged or completely destroyed. This article contains stories of success and resilience told by women farmers as they work towards rebuilding their farms and food processes, and restoring Palestinian food sovereignty.

Las transiciones hacia sistemas agroalimentarios justos, resilientes y sostenibles, requieren del re-conocimiento y re-valorización de sistemas tradicionales que han sido desarrollados y preservados por la Agricultura Campesina, Familiar y Comunitaria (ACFC).