Publications
From subsistence farming to sugar-cane monoculture: Impacts on agrobiodiversity, local knowledge and food security
13/10/2008
A socio-economic overview of Swaziland, with focus on the agriculture sector, rural livelihoods, recent macroeconomic trends and their implications for food security. 32 pp.
SEAGA for emergency and rehabilitation programmes
13/10/2008
Aimed at ensuring effective humanitarian assistance by emphasizing the importance of a gender perspective in emergency operations and by assisting emergency specialists in gender-sensitive planning. 189pp.
Gender in agriculture sourcebook
10/10/2008
A comprehensive insight into gender issues, including evidence of good practices and lessons learned to help practitioners integrate gender dimensions into agricultural projects and programmes. It combines descriptive accounts of national and international experiences, with contributions from more than 100 specialists. 792pp.
Land access in rural Africa: Strategies to fight gender inequality
06/10/2008
A series of country reports highlighting the impact of gender inequality in land access on food security and rural living conditions. The publication focuses on strategies for information, communication and knowledge management to increase the security of land rights. 166pp.
A back of the envelope estimation of the effect of soaring food prices on world hunger
02/10/2008
This publication presents a rough estimate of the effects of soaring food prices, including human costs, and assesses the merits and drawbacks of the methodology used. 18 pp.
Diversity of experiences: Understanding change in crop and seed diversity
01/10/2008
An analytical framework to help decision-makers and development practitioners better understand how seed systems function, and to identify ways to support and strengthen them. Presents findings from Mozambique and Tanzania. 42pp.
Gender, property rights and livelihoods in the era of AIDS
24/07/2008
This report is based on the proceedings of the FAO technical consultation that took place in Rome, 28-30 November 2007. It takes stock of where FAO and its partners are in terms of addressing property rights insecurity and provides a proposed framework through which future action can take place. 85 pp
Sharing Junior Farmer Field and Life School experiences, challenges and innovations
17/07/2008
The purpose of this report is to document some of the Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS) experiences to date, and allow readers to reflect on approaches used in the various JFFLS in the countries where they have been set up. 55 pp.