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Transforming gender relations in agriculture through women’s empowerment: benefits, challenges and trade-offs for improving nutrition outcomes
South Asia has had extraordinary economic growth over the last two decades, yet has the highest rate of child malnutrition in the world, with 4 in 10 children chronically malnourished. Given their central role in childcare, most nutrition interventions target women, however the problem still persists. So, what is really missing in our research and analysis, and in our policies?
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Output of "Youth – feeding the future. Addressing the challenges faced by rural youth aged 15 to 17 in preparing for and accessing decent work"
This document includes the 15 contributions received to the online consultation held from 25 April to 15 May 2016 and facilitated by Jacqueline Demeranville, Decent Rural Employment Team at FAO. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect...
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Youth – feeding the future. Addressing the challenges faced by rural youth aged 15 to 17 in preparing for and accessing decent work
Rural youth are the future of food security and rural poverty reduction. However, youth in rural areas of developing countries face enormous challenges in preparing for and accessing decent work, including in agriculture. These challenges are even greater for youth under the age of 18. This online consultation invites you to help identify the solutions that can address these challenges. Your contributions will inform the policy and programme recommendations issued by the international expert meeting “Youth – feeding the future: Addressing the challenges faced by rural youth aged 15 to 17 in preparing for and accessing decent work” that will be held by FAO later this year.
Supporting Women’s Land Rights: A Debate on the Gender Evaluation Criteria (GEC)
From 25 Jan.- 5 Feb., the Land Portal Foundation will be holding a debate on the Global Land Tool Network’s Gender Evaluation Criteria (GEC), which were created to assess the effectiveness of land tools in supporting women’s land rights. The discussion will focus on sharing best practices and lessons learned for supporting women’s land rights. Join the Debate on How to Achieve Women’s Land Rights by Any Means Necessary.
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New e-learning course on gender equality in land governance
A new e-learning course from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provides specific guidance for ensuring that the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) are implemented in a gender-equitable way.
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Addressing the main challenges of food security and rural poverty reduction by incorporating social protection into national strategies and actions
To contribute to the knowledge building and dialogue on the social protection reforms in the post-Soviet countries, the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU) has initiated an online consultation that is supported by the regional platform of the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum in ECA).
Consultation
Food Security, Gender Equality and Peace-Building
The Institute of Development Studies and the FAO are launching this online discussion focusing on food security, gender equality and peace-building. The results will help inform a study aimed at generating evidence-based, meaningful, and actionable recommendations to governments and other stakeholders, particularly international organizations and FAO staff.
New FAO E-Learning on Gender in Food and Nutrition Security
This free online course provides guidance on how to design and implement agriculture policies and programmes that are gender-responsive, sustainable, contributing to gender equality, and therefore able to improve food and nutrition security.
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The Future of Family Farming: Providing Resources for Women and Young Farmers
Through this discussion we wish to promote dialogue around family farming issues. What can be done to make agriculture stimulating and profitable for young people and what strategies can promote equality for females working in the food system?
Promoting women’s participation and leadership in producers’ organizations
Open online discussion hosted by FAO's TECA platform.
The objectives of this discussion are:
- To share experiences of POs dealing with women's inclusion, participation and leadership issues
- To share successful experiences of women's participation and leadership in POs and cooperatives
- To understand better issues faced by women producers in POs and cooperatives
- To identify ways of strengthening women's participation and leadership within POs
This discussion will start on Monday 23th June and last until 27th July, 2013.
See more here: http://teca.fao.org/discussion/promoting-women%E2%80%99s-participation-and-leadership-producers%E2%80%99-organizations