Publications
Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition (Pocket essentials)
05/06/2026
The guidelines explore and address the systemic barriers and the multiple challenges that women and girls face in food security and nutrition, providing entry points and a comprehensive framework for stakeholders to create more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable food systems that benefit everyone. These pocket essentials introduce the guidelines' nine focus areas. 26 p.
Europe and Central Asia Gender Newsletter, June 2026 – Issue #22
01/06/2026
The June 2026 issue of the Europe and Central Asia Gender Newsletter includes a high-level event at the 35th FAO Regional Conference for Europe in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, and a side event on knowledge, advisory services and innovation at the 2026 UNECE Regional Sustainable Development Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, both held in the context of the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026. 8 p.
Empowering women through national action plans for family farming
01/05/2026
This toolkit is designed to support stakeholders involved in the development, implementation and monitoring of national action plans for family farming (NAPs) in effectively addressing women farmers’ considerations throughout the process. Its primary users include family farmers’ organizations, government representatives, civil society organizations, and other technical partners engaged in promoting family farming and gender equality at the national and regional levels. 42 p.
Women’s empowerment farmer business school manual
01/05/2026
This manual provides practical guidance for practitioners, facilitators and policymakers on how to design, implement and scale WE-FBS, including tools, methodologies and lessons learned from field applications. 212 p.
FAO and SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
01/04/2026
FAO SDG briefs bring together FAO actions and recommendations to advance agrifood systems transformation for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and beyond. 11 p.
The status of women in agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa
01/04/2026
The status of women in agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa provides the latest data, policy highlights and recommendations for policy- and decision-makers about gender in agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa. 274 p.
Europe and Central Asia Gender Newsletter, March 2026 – Issue #21
31/03/2026
This edition starts with International Women’s Day and looks at the role of women in agriculture across Europe and Central Asia, as the region enters the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026. 7 p.
Advancing value chains through gender transformative approaches (Technical note)
01/03/2026
This technical note guides policymakers and practitioners in conducting gender transformative analyses of agrifood value chains, with the aim of identifying root causes of gender-based constraints limiting women’s economic participation and resource access. 70 p.