Publications
Somalia: National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods (Country Gender Assessment Series)
15/09/2021
This report highlights the important role played by women in Somalia’s agricultural sector and reveals gender disparities in access to critical agriculture and rural resources, knowledge, opportunities, services and markets. It explores the existing gender relations and gaps in the various sub sectors of agriculture, and their possible causes and impact on food and nutrition security, and makes policy recommendations to address them. 64 pp.
Report of the national gender training workshop
13/09/2021
This report provides details of a national gender training workshop for small-scale fisheries technical project staff, key value chain stakeholders, women processors, chiefs and other value chain actors. 32 pp.
Gender, women and youth: Implications for innovation and digitalization
31/08/2021
The paper assesses the involvement of women and youth in agri-food systems in the Pacific SIDS and their capacity to adopt and devise digital and non-digital innovations. It identifies challenges and gaps and discusses ongoing and potential solutions for empowering women and youth. 34 pp.
Step it up with equality: Key elements for gender mainstreaming in FAO projects
11/08/2021
This guide focuses on each phase of a project cycle, defining the steps and tools to facilitate gender mainstreaming. It also includes a gender mainstreaming checklist, an FAO catalogue of literature and tools on gender, a mechanism for systematizing good practices, and a portfolio of actions and examples on gender mainstreaming. 44 pp.
FAO Gender Regional Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean 2019–2023
11/08/2021
The Regional Gender Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean enables FAO country officials and development professionals to respond to regional priorities, such as improving the role of women in family farming and improving their access to natural resources. 38 pp.
Lebanon: National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods (Country Gender Assessment Series)
01/08/2021
This gender profile of Lebanon examines existing gaps between women and men in the agriculture and rural sectors. It highlights how gender-based inequalities impact rural development, food security and nutrition. It also provides gender-responsive recommendations to guide policies and programmes. 66 pp.
Palestine: National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods (Country Gender Assessment Series)
21/07/2021
The Country Gender Assessment of the agriculture and rural sector, conducted in Palestine’s West Bank and Gaza Strip, examines existing gender roles and gaps between men and women in agriculture and rural development and explores practical needs, strategic interests and perspectives on gender equality. 88 pp.
NENA Regional Network on Nutrition-sensitive Food System
14/07/2021
This technical brief builds on the outcomes of the virtual dialogue: "Promoting nutrition and gender equality in a synergic way: challenges and opportunities", organized in the framework of FAO Near East and North Africa (FAORNE) Regional Network on Nutrition-sensitive Food System. 6 pp.