Nestled in the vast plains of Georgia, in the shadows of the snow-covered Caucasus mountains, Malika Machalikashvili’s farm in Pankisi Gorge was once pretty traditional. She and her family shared the day-to-day work of caring for the livestock and poultry, gardening the vegetables and taking care of the hazelnut orchard,...

Women in agrifood systems in low- and middle-income countries are more likely than mento be adversely affected by climate change. They also have more limited climate-adaptivecapacities due to socioeconomic and cultural factors, such as restricted access to resources,information and technology, discriminatory gender norms, and limited decision-makingpower. This study examines the...

Development and research for development agencies and actors working in agriculture,livestock, fisheries and aquaculture, and natural resource management have beenincreasingly seeking to address gender inequalities in food systems. To date, commonmethods and strategies toward this aim have been designed to work around genderbarriers. Rooted in a gender-accommodative approach, these tend...

In this paper we review research studies on gender-based productivity gaps in agriculturewith an objective of assessing the nature of evidence since the wide-ranging productivity gapsreported in the SOFA 2010–2011 of FAO. Broadly, we address two questions. One, what arethe trends in and extent of current gender gaps in productivity?...

A number of global trends, such as concurrent rises in incomes and urbanization, are driving the increased consumption of meat, dairy, and biofuels. Meeting the demand for products will require considerable increases in global production, particularly in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, where smallholder farming predominates and yields remain low....

Climate change affects every aspect of the food system, including all nodes along agrifood value chains from production to consumption, the food environments in which people live, and outcomes, such as diets and livelihoods. Women and men often have specific roles and responsibilities within food systems, yet structural inequalities (formal...

This project led by the Himalayan Permaculture Center is implemented in the Karnali Province, where the NGO has been working since 2011. In this Province, which has the lowest population density and is home to the poorest and marginalized population in Nepal, the project works to collaboratively design and create...

The fisheries, aquaculture, forestry and livestock sectors are critical for sustainingrural livelihoods and achieving food and nutrition security around the world. Yet eachof these sectors produces and sustains important gender and other social inequalities,hindering people who rely on these livelihood systems from achieving their full potential.Drawing on Njuki et al.’s...

This paper addresses women’s empowerment in agriculture and discusses innovationsin measuring it and emerging evidence on its relationship to development outcomes.Women’s empowerment and gender equality are at the core of gender-transformativechange in agriculture and a more holistic and inclusive approach to how we addressgender in agriculture. We discuss the evolution...

La Organización de Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y el Gobierno de Guatemala firmaron el acuerdo del proyecto Medios de vida resilientes de pequeños agricultores vulnerables en los paisajes mayas y el corredor seco de Guatemala (RELIVE), iniciativa que proveerá de condiciones para mejorar la seguridad...

Rural women in low- and middle-income countries face multiple constraints in accessingand benefiting from essential complementary resources, technologies and services foragriculture production and participation in the food system. This paper highlights newthinking since the 2011 SOFA around these constraints and how to overcome them.Specifically, we consider complementary factors that allow...

Lasting transformative change in agri-food systems and wider societal benefits requirefostering an enabling environment for empowerment and equality by gender and intersectingsocial differentiation, while concurrently reducing existing inequalities in access to and controlover productive resources, services and technology, resilience and leadership. Fostering anenabling environment hinges on addressing key structural constraints...

International standards and policies are clear about women’s right to equality in the enjoyment of all their rights, including rights to access, use, inherit, control and own land. Sustainable Development Goal Target 5.a specifically calls for reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to,...

Achieving gender and social equality in agri-food systems can result in greater food security and better nutrition for all—and transform food systems to be more just, resilient and sustainable. Equitable food systems are essential to achieving SDG 5, whose gender equality goal is intrinsically valuable and whose achievement supports progress...

Este documento explica cómo la protección social puede ser un mecanismo efectivo para implementar acciones anticipatorias ante alertas de desastres o crisis cuando se presentan amenazas o choques que afectan a las poblaciones rurales. Busca promover un actuar proactivo ante el riesgo para proteger los medios de vida agrícolas y...

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 Family Farming Knowledge Platform (FFKP) Monthly Digest showcases the latest contents uploaded in the FFKP to provide its readers with relevant and up-to-date information on family farming main themes such as agroecology, small-scale fisheries, pastoralism, indigenous people, and more.

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...

Indigenous communities continue to face marginalization and exclusion from vital resources and opportunities, leading to alarming rates of poverty and malnutrition, particularly among women and young people. In some part of the world, they often live in conditions of high vulnerability, high food insecurity and lack of access to human...