Women leading mechanization hire services: An inspiring story from Chiti village, Nepal

01/08/2023

Nepal, a landlocked country known for its mountain peaks including Mount Everest — the world’s tallest peak, is home to Chiti village. Most households of Chiti village rely on agriculture and wage labour for their livelihoods. Rice, maize and wheat are the main staple crops. Farmers from the village would walk for more than two hours several times during the harvest seasons to process their grains at the nearest mill centre. 2 p.

Angola: National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods (Country Gender Assessment Series)

01/08/2023

In Angola around 80 percent of farmers are smallholders, so the agriculture sector still represents an important source of income, employment and food for a large part of the production.

Dimitra Clubs: Leaving no one behind through community engagement and women’s empowerment

03/07/2023

The world is not on track in making the pledge of leaving no one behind a reality, particularly in rural areas where most of the extreme poor live. Rural people in low-income countries increasingly face structural constraints in seizing socio-economic and political opportunities.

Agrifood trade and gender equality: exploring key linkages

01/07/2023

The note analyses key features of the interplay between trade and gender equality in agriculture exploring gender dynamics in agrifood value chains and their implications for developing countries, with a focus on the dimensions of employment, market participation and entrepreneurship. Globally, gender inequalities constrain women’s access to agrifood markets and have an impact on agricultural value chain development, trade performance and economic growth. 13 p.

Gender dimension in the Cotton Sector: characterising the role of women

01/07/2023

Cotton is an important source of livelihood for millions of smallholders worldwide and women contribute significantly to cotton farming, constituting a large share of the workforce involved in primary production. However, women face disproportionate barriers along the cotton value chain in terms of access to land, inputs and services that affect the quality of their participation and the benefit they can derive. 14 p.

Making the AfCFTA work for women in the agrifood sector

08/06/2023

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) offers improved trading opportunities for farmers, processors, entrepreneurs of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, traders and informal cross-border traders across urban, peri-urban, rural and border areas. The simplified requirements under the agreement provides the possibility of moving beyond informality into the formal economy. 8 p.

Advancing parliamentary action for gender equality and investment in agrifood systems

02/06/2023

As recognized at the United Nations Food Systems Summit in 2021, in order to build back better in times of global crises, it is critical to design sound gender-responsive, transparent and stable policies, and to create legal frameworks and incentives which are essential to enhancing responsible investment in agriculture and food systems.

Women’s empowerment and gender equality in agrifood value chains in SIDS

01/06/2023

An essential part of the solution to improve nutrition and respond to the climate crises is the transformation of agrifood systems in SIDS.