Publications
Joint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition 2023 in review
11/07/2024
The 'JP GTA - 2023 In Review' offers a snapshot of the milestones, achievements and activities of the Joint Programme over the course of the past year, with links to articles, publications and event recordings. 11p.
Farmer Field Schools (FFS) for mutual learning and collective action
01/07/2024
The Farmer Field Schools (FFS) approach promotes learning through participatory methods, knowledge and experience exchange, and direct observation through hands-on exercises in the field, discussions and decision-making. It builds on local knowledge while testing and validating scientific concepts developed elsewhere. 10 p.
Women’s financial inclusion: Alternative collateral approaches for closing the credit gap for women in agrifood systems
01/07/2024
The policy note "Women’s financial inclusion: Alternative collateral approaches for closing the credit gap for women in agrifood systems" presents examples of promising solutions to overcome the lack of collateral and facilitate women’s access to financial resources for agriculture and food system transformation. 32 p.
Diagnostic of gender and age norms in financial inclusion: A pilot study in five districts of Malawi
01/07/2024
This report presents an investigation into how social norms impact rural women’s and youth’s ability to access and use formal financial products and services in Malawi. It confirms the importance of considering social norms when designing interventions to improve women’s and youth’s economic empowerment. It also offers concrete recommendations for the development of such interventions and programming. 40 pp.
The State of the World’s Forests 2024
01/07/2024
This edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) provides highlights on the state of the world’s forests and explores the transformative power of evidence-based innovation in the forest sector, ranging from new technologies to creative and successful policies and institutional changes, to new ways of getting finance to forest owners and managers. 122 p.
Empowering African Women And Boosting their Livelihoods through Agricultural Trade - FMM/GLO/169/MUL
01/07/2024
Many women in agribusiness in Africa are faced by challenges, including those related to working in the informal sector, poor access to market information, finance and training, and weak compliance with trade standards, which limit their opportunities to access markets, particularly for export. Supporting women to overcome these obstacles is a prerequisite for leveraging the opportunities created by the AfCFTA and achieving economic growth. 2 p.
Empowering Rural Women: Combating Gender Inequality in Agriculture - FMM/GLO/138/MUL
01/07/2024
Recognizing the need to challenge these norms and address the barriers to unleash the economic potential of rural women, the subprogramme focused on expanding women’s socio-economic opportunities by combining gender responsive and transformative interventions in four countries that exhibit pronounced gender inequalities in agriculture: Cambodia, Kenya, Senegal and Uganda. 2 p.
Post-harvest management: bridging gaps and embracing innovations
01/07/2024
This publication contributes to ongoing initiatives aimed at reducing post-harvest loss (PHL) through capacity development and knowledge sharing. It aims to enhance understanding of the gaps in post-harvest management and how to address them. The publication highlights the importance of reducing post-harvest losses (PHL) in developing countries by integrating gender perspectives, providing support to agribusiness and entrepreneurship, and promoting climate change adaptation. 118 p.