Publications
Executive summary: the gender and equity implications of land-related investments on land access and labour and income-generating opportunities - A case study of selected agricultural investments in Lao PDR
24/05/2013
This Executive Summary presents the main aims, findings and policy recommendations arising from a study on land-related agricultural investments in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. 14 pp.
Dimitra Newsletter 23
17/05/2013
This newsletter outlines the Dimitra project’s most recent activities and achievements, especially the development and growing impact of the listeners’ clubs. These successes, recognized for their participatory communication approach, are inspiring an array of partnerships: with IFAD and UN Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; FAO projects in Burundi, Mauritania and Senegal; UNDP in Niger and more. 24 pp.
Understanding and integrating gender issues into livestock projects and programmes: A checklist for practitioners
15/05/2013
This booklet guides experts in designing, implementing and monitoring livestock projects and programmes in a gender sensitive way. It identifies the main challenges faced by smallholder farmers, especially women, in small livestock management (particularly poultry and small ruminants) and in dairy farming. 44 pp.
FAO policy on gender equality
07/05/2013
The FAO Policy on Gender Equality provides a framework that guides the Organization’s efforts to achieve gender equality in all its technical work and assesses results. The policy outlines FAO’s goal and objectives related to gender equality and delineates an accountability structure for ensuring policy oversight and achievement of results. 24 pp.
Governing land for women and men
18/03/2013
This technical guide aims to assist in the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security, by providing guidance that supports the Guidelines’ principle of gender equality in tenure governance. The guide focuses on equity and on how land tenure can be governed in ways that address the different needs and priorities of women and men. 120 pp.
Farmer Field Schools engage women and men in gender-based violence prevention
01/03/2013
FAO’s Junior and adult Farmer Field and Life Schools (J/FFLS) are addressing the root causes of gender-based violence and helping to prevent and mitigate the effects of HIV in northern Uganda through the provision of key life skills and knowledge in agricultural production and nutrition. 2 p.
CEDAW - A tool for gender-sensitive agriculture and rural development policy and programme formulation
22/02/2013
Agricultural policies need to address gender inequalities to ensure effective development interventions that can achieve positive and sustainable results in the lives of rural women, men, girls and boys. One powerful instrument for promoting the realization of the rights and potential of rural women and girls is the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). 38 pp.
Mainstreaming Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
11/02/2013
FAO's The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2012 highlighted gender mainstreaming as a key issue for the sector. These developments led the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department to review progress in advancing gender equality in fisheries and aquaculture and to assess the extent to which policies, research and action projects are oriented towards gender equality and women's empowerment. 55 pp.