The purpose of this study was to analyze justice and gender equality in environmentally friendly lowland rice farming in realizing family food security in Banten Province. The research method is a survey with research design is descriptive that takes samples in one population using questionnaires as a data collection tool....

In Uganda, the agricultural sector contributes substantially to gross domestic product. Although the involvement of Ugandan women in this sector is extensive, female farmers face significant obstacles, caused by gendering that impedes their ability to expand their family business and to generate incomes. Gender refers to social or cultural categories...

MARIKINA CITY, PHILIPPINES – The lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity for farmers groups/cooperatives in the Philippines to sell their produce directly to consumers. On 3 May 2020, with the help of PAKISAMA, one of AFOSP-APFP partner organizations in the Philippines, their member organization Kababaihang Dumagat ng Sierrra Madre...

Africa was the only continent not to achieve the 2015 Millennium Development Goal of 50% poverty reduction. This paper asks whether Africa will fare better in meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) addressing poverty and hunger by 2030. To answer this question, we examine a diverse body of literature and provide...

In recent years, the interests on the social world and the physical world of indigenous peoples have been on the increase, resulting in a gradual growth of literature on indigenous or tribal peoples of the world. Such works have provided an understanding on the situation of indigenous peoples. However, more...

Publicación virtual de un nuevo número de Yemaya, la revista del CIAPA sobre el género en la pesca, en castellano. El último número de Yemaya (núm.61), la revista del Colectivo Internacional de Apoyo al Pescador Artesanal (CIAPA) sobre temas de género en la pesca, publicado en inglés en agosto de 2020,...

There are 476 million indigenous peoples around the world, constituting 6.2 percent of the global population and, according to different sources, representing more than 19% of the extreme poor (ILO, 2019) of the world. Half of this population are women (approximately 240 million). Even though indigenous peoples represent 19 percent of...

Studies on seaweed productivity enhancement have capitalized on value chain analysis to identify upgrading solutions that would advance the industry. This paper transcends the conventional description of roles of key players in the value chain of seaweed in Zamboanga Peninsula in the Philippines with a focus on gender. The framework...

Cambodia has enjoyed enormous economic growth in the past decades which yielded the impacts on women’s livelihood. Between 2000 and 2018, female labors make up about 48% of total labor forces and about 80% of total female population in Cambodia. 30% of female labor force are employed in the agricultural...

In March 2020, a regional inception workshop was held in Ghana a project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) entitled Enhancing the contribution of small-scale fisheries to food security and sustainable livelihoods through better policies, strategies and...

The Latin American Agroecological Institute (IALA IXIM ULEW) initiative of the global peasant movement La Via Campesina aims to train young people in agroecology principles and practices. This video explains more about graduates' experiences from IALA in Nicaragua through Migdalia Cruz, a young woman from Jinotega, a coffee-growing department in northern Nicaragua. Migdalia is also a...

Africa was the only continent not to achieve the 2015 Millennium Development Goal of 50% poverty reduction. This paper asks whether Africa will fare better in meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) addressing poverty and hunger by 2030. To answer this question we examine literature, including our field research published over...

Half of the 1.5 billion people globally who rely on forest landscapes for subsistence and cash income are women. Many see the benefits of participating in various forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs). These include both general community, smallholder farmer and indigenous people’s organisations and more specific women-only groups –...

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 starting a poultry...

Responsible financing models, platforms and activities have skyrocketed in the last few years. Trends show that stocks with sound environmental and social targets may fare better than those without these targets, even in times of crisis. At the basic level, a claim of responsible finance indicates that investments catalyze positive outcomes alongside...

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.

Evidence shows that an increase in women's representation in agriculture – as can be seen today in South Asia – does not guarantee their socioeconomic empowerment. But that does not mean that it cannot. Kuala Lumpur – South Asia’s record on gender equality is weak, to say the least. The region has...

Following the session Rural Women, Agroecology and Covid-19, the course Formation and Use of Agroecological Notebooks - Africa will take place on 28 July. The session will be public and will feature the participation of family farmers, the national gender institute, donors and international agencies, with the aim of presenting the results and lessons...

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.

This report presents findings on the impact of COVID-19 and the associated State of Emergency from March – June 2020 on women in agriculture in Timor-Leste. The findings were gathered form interviews with 266 vulnerable women in agriculture and agribusiness from six municipalities in Timor-Leste: Ermera, Dili, Liquica, Aileu, Baucau,...