Publications
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 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.
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.
World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020 (Volume 2, Operational guidelines)
01/10/2018
Volume 2 of WCA 2020 “Operational guidelines” has been designed to guide national census practitioners responsible for conducting the agricultural census. It deals with the practical steps involved in actually conducting an agricultural census in the field. 348 p.
The Philippines: Country gender assessment of agriculture and the rural sector (Country Gender Assessment Series)
10/09/2018
This assessment identifies gender inequalities in access to critical productive resources, assets, services and opportunities in the Republic of the Philippines. In particular, it identifies priorities and gaps in selected areas of FAO mandate. At the same time, it highlights opportunities for promoting gender equality in agriculture and rural development as well as strengthening rural women’s social and economic empowerment. 72 pp.
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.