Publications

Bangladesh: National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihood (Country Gender Assessment Series)
01/12/2023
Women account for about half of the agricultural workforce and over 63 percent of the rural female workforce is engaged in agriculture in Bangladesh (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics [BBS], 2018). Under the leadership of the Government of Bangladesh, the country has made significant progress towards gender equality and advancing the status of women and girls, particularly in education and health care. 144 p.

Lebanon: Country gender spotlight
03/11/2023
The Country gender spotlight Lebanon, is part of a series that puts a spotlight on countries, showcasing examples of initiatives that have improved the lives of rural people and empowered rural women. It highlights some of the good practices the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has carried out with the Government of Lebanon and other partners, to promote gender equality and build the resilience and economic empowerment of rural women.

Cambodia: National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods (Country Gender Assessment Series)
03/11/2023
The National Gender Profile of Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods Cambodia provides findings of an assessment of men’s and women’s roles, gender division of labour and gender gaps, including women’s needs and constraints in the agriculture and rural development sectors in Cambodia. It also presents findings from the assessment of policies and frameworks pertaining to gender equality in agricultural and rural development. 60 pp.

Findings from the governorates of Abyan and Lahj in Yemen
02/11/2023
This assessment is the result of a collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and CARE commissioned with the intent of exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender equality and food security in Yemen using CARE's Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) Toolkit.

Guatemala: Country gender spotlight
01/11/2023
The Country gender spotlight Guatemala, is part of a series that puts a spotlight on countries, showcasing examples of initiatives that have improved the lives of rural people and empowered rural women. It highlights some of the good practices the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has carried out with the Government of Guatemala and other partners, to promote gender equality and build the resilience and economic empowerment of rural women. 32 pp.

Kyrgyzstan: Country gender spotlight
01/11/2023
The Country gender spotlight Kyrgyzstan, is part of a series that puts a spotlight on countries, showcasing examples of initiatives that have improved the lives of rural people and empowered rural women. It highlights some of the good practices the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has carried out with the Government of Kyrgyzstan and other partners, to promote gender equality and build the resilience and economic empowerment of rural women. 32 p.

Pakistan: Country gender spotlight
01/11/2023
The Country gender spotlight Pakistan, is part of a series that puts a spotlight on countries, showcasing examples of initiatives that have improved the lives of rural people and empowered rural women. It highlights some of the good practices the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has carried out with the Government of Pakistan and other partners, to promote gender equality and build the resilience and economic empowerment of rural women. 32 p.

Women as key players in greening Mediterranean agrifood systems: drivers and challenges
03/10/2023
During this webinar, organized by the SFS-MED Platform and held on 5 June 2023, stakeholders from across the Mediterranean shared knowledge and concrete experiences about the role that multiple stakeholders can play in promoting the effective participation of women to greener, more sustainable and more resilient agrifood systems in the Mediterranean.