Este número de LEISA revista de agroecología –que traduce del inglés artículos publicados previamente en Farming Matters 36(1)– pone de relieve cómo perspectivas como el feminismo interseccional y las cosmologías indígenas, junto con la agroecología, han estado transformando nuestra economía y nuestra sociedad. Estos conocimientos proporcionan lecciones pertinentes para la...

A cartilha "Mulheres do Cerrado: construindo resistências" é parte de um conjunto de materiais lançados como iniciativa da Articulação de Mulheres do Cerrado. Esses materiais reúnem saberes tradicionais, conteúdos formativos e místicos a partir das vozes de mulheres cerradeiras, que são múltiplas e plurais.  Esta cartilha é um dos muitos produtos...

Out of a population of over 160 million in Bangladesh, approximately 107 million people live in rural areas. Of them, at least 50 million are women and girls. They form the backbone of the rural economy, working tirelessly—often 16 hours a day—for the well-being of their families, as per research....

L'Objectif 5 des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) «Parvenir à l’égalité des sexes et autonomiser toutes les femmes et les filles», connu sous le nom d'objectif spécifique pour l’égalité entre les sexes (stand-alone gender goal), reconnaît le rôle fondamental des femmes dans la lutte contre la pauvreté, ainsi qu’en matière...

Climate change presents a grave and growing threat to the productivity and resilience of smallholder farming systems, impacts on which are already being felt in Pacific Island nations. Climate information plays a critical role in adaptation to these threats. Yet its accessibility and use may differ dramatically between groups of...

In Kurigram district of Bangladesh, a women-headed, community-based organisation is training rural women and extending support to deal with Covid-19 and monsoon floods. Md Fahad Hossain reports. This is the thirty-fifth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN. Kurigram, located in the northwest region,...

For many family farms, migration is one strategy for reducing poverty and vulnerability to both natural hazards and economic risk. While more men typically migrate to work, the implications of this on the household are inconclusive, especially for the women who remain on the farms. This study employs a gender...

Women farmers, especially female peasant and family farmers are pivotal to build back better food systems. 60% of the world’s food is produced by smallholders on 30% of the global agricultural surface. 50%-80% of this food, depending on the country and region, is produced by women.  SWISSAID and partners launched a qualitative...

Un sistema alimentario justo, transformador y equitativo en relación con el género es aquel que permite a los países, comunidades, hogares, y a los hombres y mujeres, contar con lo necesario para producir y tener acceso suficientes alimentos para sus familias y poblaciones a través de procesos sostenibles, positivos para...

Leading the European Union-funded Programme for Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (EU-STREIT PNG), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) focuses on promoting fair participation of women in all nodes along three targeted value chains of Cocoa, Vanilla and Fisheries under...

Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” recognizes the fundamental role of women in achieving poverty reduction, food security and nutrition. Target 5.a aims to “Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to...

This video tells the story of Sireesha - one of the thousands of women and men farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India, practicing agroecology in Farmer Field Schools facilitated by the Andhra Pradesh Community managed Natural Farming Programme and FAO. Through agroecology and FFS, Sireesha and her family improved their incomes; consume healthy and...

La cultura Zenú, en Colombia, ha desarrollado y mantenido vivo por más de 2000 años, el ‘Sistema hidráulico de agricultura anfibia Zenú’, el cual establece canales en forma perpendicular a los ríos y caños, con el propósito de generar productividad, garantizar la protección de las viviendas y regular el flujo...

En el ‘Sistema tradicional de la Chagras Amazónicas del medio Caquetá’ confluye una gran diversidad biológica, con variedad de grupos étnicos, quienes a través de la implementación de Chagras Amazónicas emulan los procesos de sucesión en los bosques, integrando los conocimientos sobre las plantas cultivadas, las tecnologías adaptadas a las...

The leader of the Community Managed Natural Farming (CMNF) programme Vijay Kumar explains the Social Capital side of the story, and how women’s groups were a central part of the success of CMNF, now recognised worldwide as a model of agricultural transformation. The CMNF initiative has mobilised over a million...

Este documento fue elaborado a partir del trabajo de dos plataformas regionales que impulsa la  International Land Coalition en América Latina y el Caribe: Agricultura Familiar y Tierra y ODS. El mismo es resultado de una revisión de 5 informes nacionales sobre Agricultura Familiar en la región de América Latina, y de 10 informes...

Muitas experiências de promoção da agroecologia no Brasil e no conjunto da América Latina estão baseadas em conhecimentos tradicionais sobre a produção agrícola em harmonia com a natureza, assim como no consumo de alimentos saudáveis que se apresentam de várias formas: nas refeições cotidianas, em festas e rituais, em determinadas...

Este video fue grabado por las organizaciones afiliadas a COPROFAM para el seminario "Semillas y Patrimonio Biocultural - El rol estratégico de la Agricultura Familiar, Campesina e Indígena" de la XXXIV REAF

This Country Gender Assessment (CGA), conducted in Palestine’s West Bank and Gaza Strip, examines existing gender roles and gaps between men and women in agriculture and rural development and explores practical needs, strategic interests and perspectives on gender equality. The Assessment presents existing policies, strategies, plans and programmes and highlights...

"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...