Publications
Meeting fuel and energy needs in protracted crises (The SAFE approach)
01/12/2016
This note focuses on the topic of access to fuel and energy in protracted crises, and the possible solutions using the SAFE approach, illustrated by case studies from FAO's interventions in protracted crisis situations. Access to fuel and energy – vital for food security – is often highly constrained in protracted crises. 28 p.
Towards inclusive Pluralistic Service Systems: Insights for innovative thinking
01/12/2016
A growing variety of public and private rural advisory services are available today, leading to increasingly pluralistic service systems (PSS) – in which advisory services are provided by different actors and funded from different sources. PSS have emerged in many countries as a response to a decline in public sector extension and the increasing demand for tailored, diverse and market-oriented services. 50 p.
Gender-responsive disaster risk reduction in the agriculture sector: Guidance for policy-makers and practitioners
28/11/2016
This training guide aims to present practical approaches to address gender issues in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies for the agriculture sector, with special attention to linking communities’ experiences with higher-level decision-making processes. 68 pp.
Gender mainstreaming as a key strategy for building resilient livelihoods: Increase the resilience of both men and women’s livelihoods to threats and crises
14/11/2016
This brief provides an overview of FAO's work in empowering women as agents of resilience building, including three examples of different strategies the Organization has employed to invest in women’s expertise and leadership to build resilient livelihoods. 2 pp.
Albania: Gender, agriculture and rural development (Country Gender Assessment Series)
03/11/2016
In aiming for better informed, targeted and gender sensitive actions in agriculture and rural development for Albania, this Gender Assessment points out some of the major gender inequalities that need to be considered by policy makers and project managers according to available data, and identifies further research needs. 48 pp.
Scaling-Up Gender-Responsive Rural Development Interventions
01/11/2016
The Joint Programme on Accelerating Progress towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women is led by FAO, the IFAD, UN Women and WFP. This overview discusses key aspects of the Joint Programme, including goals, potential for upscaling, and lessons learned. 2 pp.
Public Works and Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment: Rwanda’s Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (Info Brief)
04/10/2016
This brief summarizes findings of the first PtoP case study on rural women’s economic empowerment, focusing on the public works component of Rwanda’s Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP), the government’s flagship programme for poverty reduction providing countrywide social protection. The research involved a mixed method approach comprising in-depth qualitative methods and quantitative surveys conducted in Rwanda in autumn 2014. 4 pp.
Gender and Rural Advisory Services Assessment Tool (GRAST)
01/09/2016
Female farmers, who make up on average 43 percent of the agricultural labour force, face gender-specific barriers which limit their agricultural productivity compared with that of men. These constraints include lack of access to rural advisory services (RAS) and producers’ organizations. Improving women’s access to RAS can help close the gender gap in agriculture by making information, new technologies, skills, knowledge, and other productive resources more accessible to female farmers. 4 p.