In marking International Day of Rural Women, FAO, IFAD and WFP organized a virtual event attended by nearly 300 participants who tuned in from the four corners of the globe.

The COVID-19 pandemic calls for an instant synchronized, people-centered and gender-sensitive response.

Improving women's status and harnessing their potential as "food heroes" will be critical to ending hunger in Africa, the report argues.

For Marisol, the success of their female-led business is more than just economic.

On the International Day of Rural Women, FAO urges the recognition of women’s significant role in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security, and eradicating rural poverty.

This year’s International Day of Rural Women theme is “Building rural women’s resilience in the wake of COVID-19”.

This food hero is promoting pathways for people to have access to public and private lands to grow food to nourish people in urban areas, while shortening the distance from farm to fork

KWDT encourages the local women to form groups, as a way of strengthening women’s voices and helping protect them from violence.

In agreement with the FAO, the organization designed an electronic application for evaluating the presented prototypes.

In a short period of time, Maria Rebeca has gone from a shy young girl to a local food hero.

Nisansala and Sumith now happily give advice to neighbouring families who want to set up their own home gardens.

“These women and their families have had a hard time, and I can afford to go without this profit for several months," she explains.

In South Sudan, FAO’s core goal is to tackle the root causes of food insecurity. Through her work, despite challenging circumstances, Ritah is helping achieve this goal, one day at a time.

Pineapples prove a novel source of income for this Malawian community

Welcoming the participants to the discussion, Marcela Villareal, Director of Partnerships at FAO, emphasized the importance of parliamentarians as key development actors.

Gender equality and women’s empowerment play a central role in achieving food security and improved nutrition.

Enhancing livelihoods of rural population, particularly of women, is part of the FAO-EU support to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia in the implementation of the gender inclusive National Strategy for Agricultural Extensi

All participants agreed that as governments develop longer-term economic stimulus packages to help societies recover from the pandemic.

FAO, IFAD and WFP mark International Women’s Day. Events marking this year's IWD present opportunities to mobilize global action to achieve gender equality...

FAO is taking a stand against sexual and gender-based violence by participating in the UN Secretary-General’s campaign: UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women.