Publications
Land and Property Rights: JFFLS facilitator’s guide
10/11/2010
This facilitator's guide offers a vast set of exercises that can be carried out to integrate land and property right issues in the Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS) programme. 64 pp.
Dimitra Newsletter 19
01/11/2010
This issue of the Dimitra Newsletter focuses on the Knowledge Share Fair that was organized by FAO in Niamey, Niger from 15-17 June 2010. The aim of the Fair was to provide a platform for participants to share experiences, knowledge and lessons learned while implementing projects and activities. 24 pp.
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2010
26/10/2010
SOFI 2010 focuses on people living in a group of countries in protracted crisis, where the incidence of hunger is particularly high and persistent. The ways in which protracted crises affect men and women differently are also brought to light and analyzed. 62 pp.
Gender and Nutrition Fact sheet
07/10/2010
Women are in a unique position to reduce malnutrition, but they frequently have limited access to nutrition information and the resources to improve food security. This fact sheet looks at how the social and economic inequalities between men and women often stand in the way of good nutrition. 2 pp.
The Right to Adequate Food: Fact Sheet No. 34
28/09/2010
This Fact Sheet explains what the right to adequate food is. It illustrates the implications for specific individuals and groups, such as women and children; and elaborates upon State parties’ obligations with respect to this basic human right. 57pp.
Addressing HIV and gender inequities through agriculture: Regional response to food insecurity in Eastern and Central Africa
30/08/2010
The regional dimension of the HIV epidemic, of gender inequities and of food insecurity in Eastern and Central Africa calls for the mainstreaming of interventions into regional policies and strategies, in collaboration with national and regional institutions. 4 pp.
Gender-Based Violence and livelihood interventions: Focus on populations of humanitarian concern in the context of HIV
15/07/2010
This Guidance Note provides an overview of the complex interactions between Gender-based Violence (GBV), HIV and rural livelihoods based on literature and findings from FAO field studies in Kenya and Uganda. 34 pp.
National Gender Profile of Agricultural Households, 2010: Report based on the 2006 Rural, Agriculture, and Fishery Census - Vietnam
26/06/2010
Vietnam's first National Gender Profile presents sex-disaggregated data on the demographic and social characteristics of agricultural households, including their gender based access to productive resources, and their livelihood activities and outcomes. 96 pp.