Publications
Economic development and the evolution of internal migration. Moving in steps, returnees, and gender differences
18/02/2019
This paper sheds new light on internal migration processes by estimating migration flows for 31 countries, focusing on step migration and on return migration back to rural areas from urban areas. Among other things, this analysis confirms anecdotal evidence that migrants move in several steps and that internal migration patterns vary considerably according to gender. 50 pp.
Fostering the uptake of labour-saving technologies
15/02/2019
This brief introduces key steps, for policy makers and project implementation partners, to address the labour constraints of smallholders through the introduction of technologies that save labour and are women-friendly. The brief also identifies four factors of constraint in the environment that often hinder the uptake of technologies. It presents some FAO examples and illustrates strategies and actions that can be implemented to overcome them. 8 pp.
Paving the way to build the resilience of men and women. How to conduct a gender analysis of resilience
13/02/2019
This paper highlights the need to look further at resilience from a gender perspective and approaches for analysis, given the evolving survey data at the household and individual levels. 45 pp.
Enabling young rural women to participate in rural transformation in East and Southern Africa
11/02/2019
This paper looks at the principal characteristics of rural transformation and the current lives of young rural women in East and Southern Africa and identifies key actions necessary to ensure they have equal opportunities to participate in, and benefit from, the process of rural transformation. 44 pp.
The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
01/02/2019
The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture worldwide. Biodiversity for food and agriculture is the diversity of plants, animals and micro-organisms at genetic, species and ecosystem levels, present in and around crop, livestock, forest and aquatic production systems. 570 p.
Gender Asia Pacific Newsletter February 2019 - Issue #1 Empowering rural women through innovation
01/02/2019
This newsletter is addressed to FAO's staff and development partners as well as whoever is interesting in FAO's work related to gender equality and women's empowerment in the Asia-Pacific region. It provides background information regarding ongoing activities in specific countries and at the regional level on gender in line with FAO's Policy on Gender Equality and the Sustainable Development Goal number 5. 5 pp.
Sex-disaggregated data in agriculture and sustainable resource management
01/02/2019
This guidance document outlines the gender data gaps in agriculture. It also provides data sources to support the collection of sex-disaggregated data and indicators that can be used to measure the gender dimensions in agriculture. 48 pp.
Empowering rural women, powering agriculture: FAO's work on gender
06/12/2018
This brochure presents FAO’s sustained and consistent work towards gender equality and the empowerment of rural women, which are at the core of the Organization’s efforts to end hunger, malnutrition and rural poverty. It provides examples of FAO’s work in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and other sectors in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment, and shows that enabling rural women to have the same access as men to resources, services and opportunities, translates into 25 pp.