Publications
A Toolkit on gender-sensitive social protection programmes to combat rural poverty and hunger
01/11/2018
FAO has developed the Technical Guidance Toolkit on Gender-sensitive Social Protection Programmes to Combat Rural Poverty and Hunger. The Toolkit is designed to support SP and gender policy-makers and practitioners in their efforts to systematically apply a gender lens to SP programmes in ways that are in line with global agreements and FAO commitments to expand inclusive SP systems for rural populations. 88 p.
Empowering people and strengthening rural organizations
26/10/2018
When poor rural people are part of an organized group or network, it multiplies their chances of escaping the poverty trap for good. This brochure discusses how through cooperatives, producer organizations and networks, they can improve their bargaining power and access to markets. They can also participate in and influence decision-making processes and the formulation of national policies that affect their livelihoods. 4pp.
Building stronger partnerships for resilience
23/10/2018
This FAO-DFID partnership document has been developed in response to this in order to guide and strengthen the partnership between FAO and the United Kingdom's Department for International Development to address acute hunger and build the resilience of agriculture-based livelihoods in the face of crisis. It is envisaged that this document will be updated regularly based on the outcomes of the annual FAO-DFID strategic dialogue. 41 pp.
Indigenous Peoples in the Asia-Pacific region: Factsheet on Indigenous Women
18/10/2018
The Asia-Pacific region is home to the largest number of indigenous people in the world—more than 260 million people, or 70 percent of the global indigenous population lives here. This factsheet provides an overview of their livelihoods and food systems, focusing in particular on indigenous women, and features a call to action for ensuring that indigenous women are empowered to fully participate in Agenda 2030. 4 pp.
Measuring SDG Indicator 5.a.1. Background Paper
13/10/2018
This paper describes the methodological work required to develop the 5.a.1 protocol. In terms of gender equality, an increase in the rights to land of women is tightly connected to women empowerment. 13 pp.
Sri Lanka: Country gender assessment of agriculture and the rural sector (Country Gender Assessment Series)
02/10/2018
In FAO gender policy, a gender country assessment is one of the requirements for mainstreaming gender in national agricultural and rural development policy processes. This assessment involved a comprehensive desk review and a gap analysis, and field work that included focus group discussions, key stakeholder interviews and observations. 88 pp.
Gender Newsletter Asia Pacific, October 2018 Issue #3
01/10/2018
This newsletter provides background information regarding ongoing activities in specific countries and at the regional level on gender including success stories from Vanuatu, Afghanistan and Pakistan, empowering activities from indigenous women in the Phillipines, Zero Hunger challenges for women in Pakistan and empowering strategies in Balochistan through Agricultural Enterprise Development. 11 pp.
Gender equality: Strengthening sector policies for better food security and nutrition results (Policy Guidance Note No. 6)
01/10/2018
This policy guidance note aims to facilitate dialogue on synchronizing gender equality and women’s empowerment policy objectives with those of food security and nutrition, enhancing coordination between the two domains. 40 pp.