Publications
Dimitra Newsletter 29
16/01/2017
Dimitra publishes a bi-annual newsletter that provides information about the activities of the project, its partner organisations and other civil society organisations in Africa. Best practices and updated news about FAO-Dimitra and its partners are disseminated worldwide in an effort to improve visibility and stimulate exchanges. 24 pp.
Qualitative research on rural women’s economic empowerment and social protection
01/01/2017
This research focuses on the public works component of Rwanda’s Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP) – the Government of Rwanda’s flagship programme for poverty reduction providing countrywide social protection. The research was based on a mixed method approach comprising in-depth qualitative methods and quantitative surveys conducted in Rwanda during the autumn of 2014. 103 p.
Promoting Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Fisheries and Aquaculture
15/12/2016
An overview of current gender equality and women’s empowerment issues in the fisheries sector, with regard to institutional policy and planning processes, statistics in gender analysis, lessons learned and opportunities for gender mainstreaming for sustainable and equitable fisheries and aquaculture development. 12 pp.
Sustainable value chains for sustainable food systems (workshop report)
13/12/2016
Held in June 2016, the FAO/UNEP workshop on Sustainable Value Chains for Sustainable Food Systems included a session on inclusive food value chains, in particular, with regard to FAO’s approach to gender-sensitive and sustainable food value chains. 352 pp.
How to Mainstream Gender in Forestry: A Practical Field Guide
08/12/2016
A gender mainstreaming guide to assist technical officers, particularly those working in forestry, in developing gender-responsive actions in forestry-related projects and programmes. 12 pp.
Turkey: National gender profile of agricultural and rural livelihoods (Country Gender Assessment Series)
07/12/2016
This National Gender Profile was prepared under the “Strengthening national capacities for production and analysis of sex-disaggregated data through the implementation of the FAO Gender and Agriculture Framework (GASF)” project. The overall objectives of the project were to assist beneficiary countries in developing gender-sensitive and sex-disaggregated datasets on the agricultural and rural sector. 72 pp.
A gender-responsive approach to disaster risk reduction (DRR) planning in the agriculture sector
07/12/2016
In the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) community, there is broad understanding that gender equality is fundamental for increased resilience to disasters. This note provides an overview of how to apply a gender-responsive approach to DRR planning in the agriculture sector, including five key actions for supporting rural women and men to build resilience in the face of disasters. 8 pp.
Developing Gender-Sensitive Value Chains: A guiding framework
05/12/2016
The purpose of this publication (part of the FAO series on sustainable food value chain development) is to facilitate the systematic integration of gender equality dimensions into value chain development programmes and projects. It raises awareness on gender inequalities and discusses the importance of addressing these dimensions in value chain development, while also building a common approach for work on gender-sensitive value chain development. 52 pp.