Publications
FAO at work 2010-2011: Women key to food security
05/08/2011
This year’s FAO at work looks at the huge boost to food production that would occur if women farmers were given the same access as men to productive resources such as land and credit. The publication also reviews the evolution of the US$1.5 billion FAO field programme and highlights key events and achievements during the time period. 24 pp.
The role of women producer organizations in agricultural value chains: Practical Lessons from Africa and India
27/06/2011
This report offers a comparison of different models of women producer organizations in India and Africa. It presents lessons from good practices in institutional development within producer organizations, including women-based organizations. The report looks at how different women producer organizations support poor small-scale women farmers and workers to better market their products, improve their position in the agricultural value chains and influence policy. 68 pp.
Community listeners’ clubs: Stepping stones for action in rural areas
14/06/2011
This publication summarises the unique experience of the community listeners’ clubs set up in Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo by FAO-Dimitra and its partners. 58 pp.
Dimitra Newsletter 20
01/06/2011
This newsletter contains a special Dossier on Radio & ICTs in Rural Areas that puts together a variety of experiences in this field. You will also find various articles of interest on different topics, including: the capitalisation and knowledge sharing activities conducted by the Promotion of Rural Micro-enterprises Programme (PROMER) in Senegal, and articles from Dimitra partners in Morocco and Burkina Faso on special initiatives in the field of income-generation. 24 pp.
Communicating gender for rural development
18/04/2011
This document is designed to promote the introduction of a gender perspective into communication for development initiatives in rural areas. The publication will be useful to all development practitioners, particularly rural communicators and staff of community radio stations. 80 pp.
The role of women in agriculture
03/03/2011
The international development community has recognized that agriculture is an engine of growth and poverty reduction in countries where it is the main occupation of the poor. But the agricultural sector in many developing countries is underperforming, in part because women, who represent a crucial resource in agriculture and the rural economy through their roles as farmers, labourers and entrepreneurs, almost everywhere face more severe constraints than men in 48 pp.
Mainstreaming gender sensitivity in cash crop market supply chains
01/03/2011
This paper assesses the nature of female involvement in cash crop production, which holds significant potential as a means by which rural households can improve their welfare. Through original data analysis, it stresses that women are equally productive as men when they farm with the same resources. 37 pp.
Gender inequality, risk and vulnerability in the rural economy
01/03/2011
Smallholder farmers and poor rural households are vulnerable to both economic and social shocks which hamper their participation in agricultural activities. Well-designed social protection programmes can help to reduce both the risk and vulnerability by building resilience to shocks and stresses. 62 pp.