Statements and Interviews
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Stepping it up with rural women – Interview with Clara Park
14/12/2016
Clara Park, FAO's Regional Gender Officer for the Asia and the Pacific, discusses the situation for rural women in the region, reflecting on FAO’s work...
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FAO Policy Series: Gender
10/11/2016
Brave Ndisale, Director Ad Interim of the FAO Social Policies and Rural Institutions Division together with Illaria Sisto, Gender and Development Officer...
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Women paving the way
09/03/2015
FAO Fishery Industry Officer Yvette Diei-Ouadi on women's pivotal role across the fish value chain, and in post-harvest processing in particular.
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The Role of Women in Fisheries
06/06/2014
Fishers, like farmers, are not just men. Millions of women around the world work, paid or unpaid, in the fisheries sector. Although women are mainly...
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Michelle Bachelet: International Day of Rural Women 2012
15/10/2012
As the world celebrates the International Day of Rural Women on 15 October, UN Women with WFP, FAO and IFAD are launching a joint programme in Rome...
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Gender Justice and Global Climate Change Research Network: Interview with Yianna Lambrou
24/10/2011
Yianna Lambrou, Senior Officer for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), is interviewed during the Gender and Climate Change: Women,...
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Message from Ellen Johnson Sirleaf marking the International Women's Day Centenary
23/06/2011
"Achieving gender equality is not merely a question of fairness - but also a strategic economic decision which the world can no longer afford to delay,"...
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The State of Food and Agriculture 2010-11: Interview with Terri Raney
08/03/2011
FAO's 2010-11 edition of The State of Food and Agriculture report makes a powerful business case for promoting gender equality in agriculture. In this...
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Message from Hillary Clinton marking the International Women's Day Centenary
04/03/2011
In her message to the three Rome-based UN agencies (FAO, IFAD and WFP), the US Secretary of State emphasized the need to support women in agriculture,...