Publications
Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition (Pocket essentials)
05/06/2026
The guidelines explore and address the systemic barriers and the multiple challenges that women and girls face in food security and nutrition, providing entry points and a comprehensive framework for stakeholders to create more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable food systems that benefit everyone. These pocket essentials introduce the guidelines' nine focus areas. 26 p.
Women’s empowerment farmer business school manual
01/05/2026
This manual provides practical guidance for practitioners, facilitators and policymakers on how to design, implement and scale WE-FBS, including tools, methodologies and lessons learned from field applications. 212 p.
FAO and SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
01/04/2026
FAO SDG briefs bring together FAO actions and recommendations to advance agrifood systems transformation for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and beyond. 11 p.
The status of women in agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa
01/04/2026
The status of women in agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa provides the latest data, policy highlights and recommendations for policy- and decision-makers about gender in agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa. 274 p.
Europe and Central Asia Gender Newsletter, March 2026 – Issue #21
31/03/2026
This edition starts with International Women’s Day and looks at the role of women in agriculture across Europe and Central Asia, as the region enters the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026. 7 p.
Advancing value chains through gender transformative approaches (Technical note)
01/03/2026
This technical note guides policymakers and practitioners in conducting gender transformative analyses of agrifood value chains, with the aim of identifying root causes of gender-based constraints limiting women’s economic participation and resource access. 70 p.
WFF Youth Initiative: Results report 2025
01/02/2026
At a time when progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is under pressure and disparities persist across regions and communities, youth are bringing leadership, innovation and a strong commitment to food security. Their engagement is essential to accelerating action today and to shaping more resilient and sustainable agrifood systems for generations to come. 145 p.
When women transform forestry: The 4WINS approach towards equitable entrepreneurship and leadership across the forest sector
01/02/2026
This paper presents FAO’s 4 WINS approach as a strategic model to advance women’s entrepreneurship and leadership across forest value chains through four mutually reinforcing pathways: wider access to markets, finance and decision-making; innovation driven by diverse knowledge systems and inclusive leadership; equitable conservation and restoration of natural resources; and sustainable practices that strengthen forest resilience and forest-dependent livelihoods. 41 p.