Publications
Empowering women in fisheries value chains - Good practices and lessons learned from the Coastal Fisheries Initiative
01/07/2024
The Coastal Fisheries Initiative (CFI) programme – a global partnership between FAO, the UN Development Programme, the UNEnvironment Programme, Conservation International, the World Bank and the World Wide Fund for Nature – has developed three legacy Global Knowledge Products to consolidate experience and lessons learned and to make its successful approaches and tangible impacts sustainable beyond the end of its five-year cycle. 64 p.
Intersectionality: A pathway for more inclusive, youth-oriented and gender-responsive agrifood systems
01/07/2024
What is intersectionality and how is it relevant to FAO’ s work? Intersectionality: A pathway for more inclusive, youth-oriented and gender-responsive agrifood systems, serves as a guide for FAO employees and development practitioners who seek conceptual clarity and guidance on intersectionality. 44 pp.
Commitments matrix - Global commitment to enhance gender equality in agrifood systems through financing and partnerships
13/06/2024
FAO launched a global commitment process to enhance gender equality and women's empowerment in agrifood systems through financing and partnerships. The process unites Members, resource partners, private sector, UN Agencies, civil society organizations and others to commit investment and partnership for increased gender equality and women’s empowerment in agrifood systems. This Commitments Matrix presents macro and thematic commitments, targeting different stakeholder categories. 4 p.
Support to Use Sex Disaggregated Data in Agriculture to Make Second Generation National Agriculture Investment Plans (NAIPS) and Regional Agriculture Investment Plans (RAIPS) Gender Responsive - TCP/RAF/3803
01/06/2024
The lack of sex-disaggregated data in the agricultural sector is a great hindrance to understanding and addressing gender disparities in rural African communities. Existing plans and strategies inadequately capture the complexity of women's lives, impacting their ability to benefit from investment and growth opportunities. 9 p.
Kosovo gender profile for agriculture and rural livelihoods
01/06/2024
The Kosovo gender profile for agriculture and rural livelihoods aims to improve knowledge on gender‑related issues in agriculture. It proposes evidence‑based recommendations for advancing gender equality and women’s economic empowerment in agriculture and rural development, including ensuring women's access to digital tools. 142 p.
Understanding women’s roles and trade potential along the soybean-to-poultry regional value chain: Case studies from Malawi and South Africa
01/06/2024
This qualitative study assesses gender dynamics along the soybean-to-poultry value chain in Malawi and South Africa, focusing particularly on women’s roles, barriers and trade potential. The paper combines in-depth interviews with desktop research and draws on the existing knowledge base at the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) on poultry Regional Value Chains, barriers to entry and obstacles to women’s participation in markets. 34 p.
A toolkit for incorporating fish into the home-grown school feeding programme
01/06/2024
Food and nutrition security is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals enshrined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In an attempt to contribute to reaching this objective, school feeding programmes are serving meals to over 418 million pre-primary, primary and secondary schoolchildren around the world. 134 p.
Land tenure in Asia and the Pacific - Women’s empowerment and gender equality
01/06/2024
Like land tenure insecurity, gender is a cross-cutting theme of key importance to the work of FAO. In this way, the gender of land users is highly relevant in relation to the impacts of climate change and disasters, and the depletion of forests and fisheries. 2 p.