Publications
Gender in Agricultural Policies Analysis Tool: Methodological note, user guide and illustrative results
01/08/2026
This publication presents the Gender in Agricultural Policies Analysis Tool (GAPo), a methodology developed by FAO to systematically assess the extent to which gender equality and women's empowerment are integrated into national agrifood system policies, strategies and plans. 64 p.
Assessing gender equality and social inclusion in agrifood systems for healthier diets and nutrition (Guidance note)
01/08/2026
This guidance note presents a rapid and practical assessment approach to support the integration of gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) into agrifood systems programmes that aim to improve access to and consumption of healthy diets. . 42 p.
Sowing stories, cultivating equality | Harvesting tea and uplifting communities in the Nepalese hillside: The story of women tea pluckers, a tea technician, a cooperative and the woman who rose to lead them (By Binita Lamichhane Sharma, Nepal)
01/08/2026
When Binita begins working with as a technician with a tea cooperative in the hills of Ilam, the women tea pluckers are hesitant to accept her at first. She listens, learns from village elders and gradually earns their trust. The women begin joining her training sessions, sharing their own knowledge while building confidence to speak up and take part in cooperative decisions. Among them is Bishnu, who grows from tea plucker to community leader and elected cooperative board member.9 p.
Sowing stories, cultivating equality | Let our medicine be our food: A family farmer’s call (By Bernice Chase, Barbados)
01/08/2026
Alarmed by an increasing prevalence of food imports and rising dietary issues, Bernice turns the plants Barbadians dismiss as weeds into teas, sauces and breads, winning national food awards. She joins an association of women farmers, and together, they plan to open a market space to sell their local products directly. Just before they are set to move into the promised space, the members learn it has already been rented to a stall for imported foods. 10 p.
Gender Asia Pacific Newsletter, August 2026 – Issue #8
01/08/2026
The Gender Asia Pacific Newsletter is issued periodically to showcase FAO’s best practices, achievements, latest knowledge products and events promoting gender equality and women's empowerment in the Asia-Pacific region. 7 p.
Sowing stories, cultivating equality | Under the mango tree: Losing my job, finding farming and reviving a village’s idle land (By Monica Mwaba Nkolola, Zambia)
01/08/2026
After losing her NGO job, Monica almost skipped an FAO agribusiness training that would change the direction of her life. Inspired to stop talking and start doing, she travelled to a village in rural Zambia, where she discovered fertile land lying idle - not for lack of willingness to work, but for lack of resources and opportunity. 9 p.
Sowing stories, cultivating equality | The world that Juana invented: An Aymara farmer who could not read built her own ways of knowing in the Andean mountains (By Irene Mamani, Plurinational State of Bolivia)
01/08/2026
Lending her pen to her mother, Irene tells the story of an Aymara woman denied schooling who, consequently, never learned to read. Unable to read words, she was only asked for a fingerprint on the momentous day when her land was titled. 9 p.
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026
01/07/2026
Despite sustained, gradual improvement in recent years, global hunger and food insecurity remain far above the targets set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is estimated that 645 million people faced hunger in 2025. This report provides a comprehensive strategy for governments and stakeholders aiming to structurally lower diet costs and safeguard human capital, while avoiding the hidden costs of agrifood systems. 249 p.