The world cannot eliminate hunger without closing the gap between men and women in agriculture. With equal access to productive resources and services, such as land, water and credit, women farmers can produce 20 to 30 percent more food, enough to lift 150 million people out of hunger.

Most rural women living around the Gulf of Gabes derive their main livelihood from beach clam fishing, so FAO and its partners are actively working to strengthen their role in this fisheries subsector.

Most rural women living around the Gulf of Gabes derive their main livelihood from beach clam fishing, so FAO and its partners are actively working to strengthen their role in this fisheries subsector.

This video documents gender mainstreaming initiatives and experiences and activities to strengthen the capacities of rural women in Guatemala and El Salvador.

This video gives an overview of an FAO project in Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique and East Timor that works to increase men's and women's security of land tenure, as well as access to water and other natural resources.