Publications
Kyrgyz Republic: National gender profile of agricultural and rural livelihoods (Country Gender Assessment Series)
07/07/2016
In aiming for better informed, targeted and gender sensitive actions in agriculture and rural development for the Kyrgyz Republic, this National Gender Profile 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. 65 pp.
Tajikistan: National gender profile of agricultural and rural livelihoods (2016)
07/07/2016
This national profile 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. 56 p.
Addressing Women's Work Burden (Factsheet)
05/07/2016
This factsheet highlights women's time poverty and discusses their triple work burden: in the household, as producers and at community level. It introduces labour saving technologies, practices and services as potential solutions, while also describing constraints that women may face in access and adoption. A concluding section presents the way forward as addressed by FAO, IFAD and UNIDO. 4 pp.
Gender and Rural Development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Key Issues
05/07/2016
Produced as part of the process of identification of key issues in gender and rural development for the preparation of the Regional Gender Strategy approved by the Assistant Director-General of FAO's Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, this document provides a brief overview of key issues affecting the status of rural women in the region. 28 pp.
A Gender-responsive Approach to Climate-Smart Agriculture: Evidence and guidance for practitioners
28/06/2016
Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA) Practice Briefs provide practical operational information on climate-smart agricultural practices. Taking a gender-responsive approach to Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) means that the particular needs, priorities, and realities of men and women are recognized and adequately addressed in the design and application of CSA so that both men and women can equally benefit. 9 pp.
Debate: Gender-just food security laws
15/06/2016
This is one in a series of debates from the publication Ten debates on right to food and social protection – Learning from India's experience, which explores major issues related to the development and adoption of India’s National Food Security Act (2013). The debates reflect critical issues for the developent of national food security and social protection strategies and serve as a useful instrument for strategy planning and study. 4 pp.
Core Set of Gender Indicators in Agriculture
14/06/2016
The FAO, in the effort to assist its Member countries, proposed a simple unified methodology to guide the collection and analysis of gender-sensitive data in agriculture: the Socio-Economic and Gender Analysis approach or SEAGA. 1 p.
Qualitative research on women's economic empowerment and social protection: a research guide
13/06/2016
This guide will be used for conducting qualitative research through FAO’s Social Protection and Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment research programme. It describes in detail the sequencing, timing and methodology of the research process, including training, fieldwork preparation and roadmap, key hypotheses, guiding questions and research tools. The guide will also serve as a basis for future FAO research on women’s empowerment and agriculture. 53 pp.