Publications
FAO success stories on climate-smart agriculture
09/06/2014
This booklet provides examples of climate-smart systems by showcasing some FAO success stories in various countries. The cases have been selected from the FAO Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Sourcebook launched in 2013 to show the diversity of potential options across different regions and agricultural systems also covering subjects such as biodiversity and gender. 24 pp.
Gender-equitable governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests: a right to food perspective
19/05/2014
In light of the endorsement of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT), this Information Brief aims to provide concise and practical elements for a gender-equitable governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. 4 pp.
Leveling the field: Improving opportunities for women farmers in Africa
01/04/2014
Improving opportunities for women farmers in Africa. 86 p.
Dimitra Newsletter 24
31/01/2014
The Dimitra newsletter outlines the Dimitra project; most recent activities and achievements, especially the development and growing impact of the listeners & clubs. This issue highlights experiences of development approaches that are helping in the fight against poverty in rural areas. 24 pp.
Summary of the FAO policy on gender equality
29/01/2014
Gender equality is central to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations’ (FAO’s) mandate to achieve food security for all by raising levels of nutrition, improving agricultural productivity and natural resource management, and improving the lives of rural populations. FAO can achieve its goals only if it simultaneously works towards gender equality and supports women’s diverse roles in agriculture and rural development. 4 pp.
Women’s resilience to food price volatility: A policy response
27/01/2014
Rural women, traditionally responsible for providing food and health in the household, face major constraints in fulfilling their roles, rendering them more vulnerable to food price spikes. This discussion paper points to two aspects that, in general terms, reduce women’s ability to absorb and respond to shocks in a high and volatile food price setting: the inequalities that create a gender gap in rural development and women’s traditional roles in society and the household. 25 pp.
Good practice policies to eliminate gender inequalities in fish value chains
22/01/2014
Women are found in almost all fisheries-related occupations, and represent nearly half of the estimated 180 million or more people worldwide working in fisheries and aquaculture. But despite their crucial contributions to the fishery industry and to household livelihoods and nutrition, they are often invisible to policy-makers who have traditionally assumed that fisheries are largely a male domain. 97 pp.
Gender Inequalities in Rural Employment in Tanzania Mainland: An overview
01/01/2014
This country profile, prepared by the Social Protection Division (ESP) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), aims to contribute to a better understanding of the types and the degree of existing employment-related gender inequalities in rural settings of Tanzania Mainland and highlight key areas of attention for policy makers conducive to poverty reduction and food security. 64 p.