Community Engagement enhances participation in assessing results and impact
19/05/2021
Following a highly participatory and interactive format, conversation focused on power dynamics and their impact on projects, project evaluation and community engagement.
Empowering rural women to achieve sustainable wildlife management
15/10/2021
The SWM Programme developed gender-sensitive indicators to track progress and ensure that activities will benefit women and men equally.
Gender-sensitive responses needed to COVID-19 in Africa
23/11/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently joined efforts with the CGIAR GENDER Platform and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to explore gender-differentiated impacts of COVID-19 in the African region through a virtual policy dialogue.
FAO working to increase women participation in Malawi’s fisheries value chain
02/12/2021
About 70 percent of the fish traders are women in the subsector employing over 63 000 fishers and 500 000 people in various value chain activities.
AgrInvest-Food Systems Project: Supporting market development of women-led organizations in Kenya
27/01/2022
AgrInvest-FS in partnership with Nyamira County Government is supporting the women-based organization to achieve consistent supply by ensuring there is adequate planning of production schedules and good agronomic practices.
FAO-Turkey Partnership is determined to “leave no one behind” in agriculture
31/01/2022
The objectives of the FAO-Turkey Partnership Programmes are to provide support rural women in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and other countries of mutual interest.
Beekeepers working together for improved livelihoods, resilience and gender equality in Senegal
07/02/2022
The gender equality components of the FFS aimed to promote discussion between men and women by addressing themes such as self-esteem, leadership and communication.
New project to enhance digital literacy and foster agri-preneurship among youth and women in Rwanda
17/02/2022
Agricultural digitalization and bridging the gaps of digital literacy among the local farmers will go a long way to empower more youth to be agri-preneurs
Climate action to close the gender gap in Nepal
08/03/2022
An FAO-led Green Climate Fund project in Nepal gives women a voice as advocates for climate action.
From Guatemala, to India, to the sun and back: indigenous women are securing a brighter future with solar power
08/03/2022
The JP RWEE programme is a global initiative to secure rural women's livelihoods and rights in the context of sustainable development.
A Mission to advance Pesticide Management
08/03/2022
Through the FAO Caribbean Pesticide Management Project, Carmen has seen a heightened awareness on proper systems for pesticide management, including on the gendered risks of pesticide use and exposure.