Publications
Tackling climate change through rural women's empowerment
07/09/2018
Women play an important role in climate change adaptation and mitigation given their wide-ranging functions in the agricultural sector and in livestock, fisheries, energy, forestry, water and land management sectors. This brochure provides an overview of the gender-differentiated impacts of climate change, particularly in rural areas. 20 pp.
Nigeria: National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods (Country Gender Assessment Series)
06/09/2018
This gender-based analysis of Nigeria’s rural sector 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. 96 pp.
Gender opportunities and constraints in land-related agricultural investments: Synthesis report
05/09/2018
This report illustrates best practices by private enterprises and other stakeholders that foster more gender-equitable agricultural investments, for example the ITFC experience in Ghana, where women were given communal land for mango cultivation. 84 pp.
Georgia: Gender, agriculture and rural development (Country Gender Assessment Series)
04/09/2018
The report argues that the gender gap in the county still persists, mostly in rural areas, where the role of women is hardly recognized, and calls for inclusive rural development strategies to challenge structural social barriers that limit women's economic empowerment. 84 pp.
Indigenous women, visible women: Global Campaign for the Empowerment of Indigenous Women for Zero Hunger
03/09/2018
In order to leave no one behind in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, it is essential to make indigenous women visible: visible in data and information, visible in political decisions, and visible in public policies. This brochure provides and overview of key messages and information relating to the Global Campaign for the Empowerment of Indigenous Women for Zero Hunger. 4 pp.
The Agricultural Integrated Surveys Programme - AGRISurvey
01/09/2018
The AGRISurvey programme aims to accelerate and improve the collection and dissemination of data on agricultural production as well as the technical, economic, environmental and social dimensions of agricultural holdings through training and technical assistance geared towards the implementation of an integrated system of agricultural surveys. 8 p.
Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: A framework for Africa
01/08/2018
The framework presents a menu of priority elements to be considered by the African Union Commission (AUC) Member States when developing their own national strategies for sustainable agricultural mechanization. 150 p.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Country gender assessment of agriculture and the rural sector (Country Gender Assessment Series)
24/07/2018
According to this report, women’s involvement in agriculture is undervalued and women have limited access to information. It calls for the creation of women’s farmer groups to exchange skills and information, as well as technical training for women. 88 pp.