Publications
Recognizing gender aspects in Agrobiodiversity initiatives
12/07/2004
This fact sheet is part of the training manual Building on Gender, Agrobiodiversity and Local Knowledge.It provides a short overview of the extent to which gender issues have been included in international policies and agreements concerning agrobiodiversity. 6 pp.
What is local knowledge?
11/07/2004
This fact sheet is part of the training manual Building on Gender, Agrobiodiversity and Local Knowledge. It introduces the key concepts of local knowledge in the context of improved food security and provides an overview of the main issues. 6 pp.
Local knowledge as part of agrobiodiversity
10/07/2004
This fact sheet is part of the training manual Building on Gender, Agrobiodiversity and Local Knowledge. It analyses the relationship between agrobiodiversity and local knowledge from a livelihoods perspective and explores the dynamic nature of these linkages. 4 pp.
Values and benefits of agrobiodiversity from a gender perspective
09/07/2004
This fact sheet is part of the training manual Building on Gender, Agrobiodiversity and Local Knowledge. It focuses on the linkages between agrobiodiversity and gender, exploring the complexity of this relationship from a livelihoods perspective. 4 pp.
FAO for egalitarian agricultural development
23/06/2004
This fact sheet examines FAO's efforts to mainstream gender in all pertinent fields of its mandate, including agriculture, forestry, fisheries, rural development and nutrition. 4pp.
Emergency and rehabilitation programmes: Does gender matter?
23/06/2004
A fact sheet that raises awareness on the need to mainstream gender issues in emergency and rehabilitation programmes. Full community involvement, including women’s active participation, is key to effective relief, reconstruction and transformation efforts. 6 pp.
At the hearth of the matter: Household resource management
23/06/2004
An analysis of household resource management, which uses the household as an entry-point to identify how patterns of access, decision-making and power relations impact livelihoods and the overall well-being of household members. 4 pp.
Regional consultation on advancement of rural women in the Beijing plus ten era
16/06/2004
A synthesis of the country papers and recommendations presented at the above expert consultation. The meeting came as momentum gathered in the global development community to review the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action, signed by 189 governments. 52 pp.