Conservation Agriculture in Lesotho: when mother knows best
10/06/2014
'Me Maphoka Thaba is a rural farmer in the village of Ha Khojane, Mahobong, in the district of Leribe, in northern Lesotho. Still active and energetic at 72, she has faced many problems that are all too common to rural farmers in Lesotho.
Rwanda and FAO support business opportunities for young women and men
18/11/2014
The new ASTF funded project is going to focus on the next mostly affected malnutrition districts in Rwanda, which are Bugesera, Gisagara, Gakenke and Ruhango.
Listening for change: Dimitra updates from the Niger and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
08/03/2016
Across hundreds of rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa, the Dimitra project is making a difference in the lives of rural women and men. This week, in honor of International Women's Day, we spotlight two such communities.
Africa Solidarity Trust Fund changing lives through village banks
22/03/2016
Fanny Jackson, 29, a member of Tiwale VSL Group talks about the link between household economic independence and climate shocks in Phalombe district, one of 15 districts declared a disaster area by President Peter Mutharika in early 2015.
Women fish processors and the ripple effect: how a little knowledge can go a long way
11/04/2016
In 2013, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Angola embarked on a technical cooperation project to address post-harvest fishery losses in five fishing communities around Lake Ngolome, in Angola’s northwest region.
Growing vegetables and growing hope: kitchen gardening in Sindh, Pakistan
31/08/2016
For most of her married life, 38-year-old Sardara Ali Khan has been the sole breadwinner of her household.
“Now there is a difference”: a look at climate change adaptation in Uganda
15/11/2016
A new video, released by FAO on the occasion of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP22), illustrates how men and women in rural Uganda are making climate change adaptation work for them.
Making change in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
06/03/2017
A look at FAO’s work with rural men and women farmers in a remote and rugged region of Bangladesh.
Rural women in Afghanistan: milk farmers, mushroom producers — and more
03/05/2017
A set of three videos explores how FAO projects in rural Afghanistan are helping rural farmers — and women in particular — to help themselves.
Milk money: supporting Lebanon’s women dairy processors
04/07/2017
Across rural Lebanon, FAO is helping women dairy producers and processors to improve standards, diversify output and increase income.
Sun-drying fish, the Somalian way
25/01/2018
Faced with the worst drought in living memory, more than 1 million people were forced to flee their homes last year as hunger tightened its grip, pushing the country to the brink of famine.
Saving livestock—and livelihoods—for the men and women pastoralists of Ethiopia
22/03/2018
In Ethiopia’s southeast region, livestock are essential for survival. “We were pure herders. We used to follow the water and grass,” said Mahabo Hassen, a female livestock owner from the outskirts of Warder, in Ethiopia’s Somali Region.
