Casos de éxito
Trabajo de la FAO en materia de igualdad de género y empoderamiento de la mujer a escala de los paísesWindows of opportunity: Caisses de Résilience for the women and men of the Sahel
14/09/2017
“It is up to us, the women, to find money to feed the family at this time of the year,” explains Sanihan, who lives in the village of Baramadougou, in Mali, with thirteen other members of her family.
Permitir que las mujeres se beneficien más equitativamente de las cadenas de valor agroalimentarias
14/09/2017
De media, las mujeres constituyen aproximadamente el 50 por ciento de la mano de obra agrícola del África subsahariana. Sin embargo, a menudo se ven desfavorecidas en el acceso a los recursos productivos, los mercados y la información sobre los mercados,
Rural women talk about gender, climate change and climate variability in Uruguay
16/08/2017
The workshop aimed to raise awareness of the importance of management for adaptation and the sustainable use of natural resources. It also sought to facilitate the critical analysis of women´s role in decision-making.
Emergency goat distribution targets women and most vulnerable in northeastern Nigeria
17/07/2017
Around 900 vulnerable women, including from women headed households, are being assisted through an FAO initiative to improve household nutrition and rebuild livelihoods in vulnerable communities.
Milk money: supporting Lebanon’s women dairy processors
04/07/2017
Across rural Lebanon, FAO is helping women dairy producers and processors to improve standards, diversify output and increase income.
Empowering South Sudanese refugees and host communities
03/07/2017
There are nearly 75 000 South Sudanese refugees registered in the provinces of Ituri and Haut-Uélé in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Oyster mushroom cultivation for Lao farmers
30/05/2017
Ms Vieng says she can now call herself a mushroom farmer. Smiling, she holds up one of the bags she learned to prepare during her training on mushroom cultivation, a flush of mushrooms growing from it.
Malí: El programa FAO CASH+ impulsa los medios de subsistencia de las mujeres y de los hogares vulnerables
17/05/2017
El programa FAO CASH+ está ayudando a 750 hogares en situación de vulnerabilidad en 36 aldeas de la región de Kayes, en Malí. El programa combina las transferencias de efectivo sin condiciones con aportaciones en especie, ya sea en insumos ganaderos, tale
El “cepillo de dientes” del huerto africano
16/05/2017
Un cultivo tradicional devuelve la sonrisa a las familias desplazadas por el conflicto en el noreste de Nigeria.
Rural women in Afghanistan: milk farmers, mushroom producers — and more
03/05/2017
A set of three videos explores how FAO projects in rural Afghanistan are helping rural farmers — and women in particular — to help themselves.
Reconstruyendo los medios de vida agrícolas en las áreas tribales de Pakistán
02/05/2017
Gul Baro Bibi mira su cosecha de verduras con alivio. Su rostro brilla intensamente con un sentido de orgullo por la misión cumplida, mientras ve con detenimiento sus okras y sus calabazas de peregrino ya listas para ser recogidas.
Improving the dairy value chain in Yemen, and empowering women along the way
20/03/2017
For 25-year-old Fathia Moafaa, every day is a struggle to make ends meet.
Cash and productive transfers for women in the Sahel
17/03/2017
Nejiha is a beneficiary of FAO's "Productive Transfers / CASH +" project in the wilaya of Gorgol, in southern Mauritania. The project, funded by Finland, aims to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable populations in Mauritania and Mali.
In South Sudan: empowering women through strengthened livelihoods
16/03/2017
“It is a terrifying reality that women in South Sudan have little to no rights,” explains Abdal Monium Osman, FAO Head of Programmes in South Sudan.
Making change in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
06/03/2017
A look at FAO’s work with rural men and women farmers in a remote and rugged region of Bangladesh.
Mejorar los medios de subsistencia de las mujeres indígenas en Nicaragua
14/02/2017
Telma María Rena Ramírez, habitante del municipio de Bonanza del territorio Mayangna, pertenece a un grupo de indígenas mayangnas que trabajan con la corteza del árbol tuno nativo para hacer artesanías, como bolsas, carpetas y billeteras.
Crear resiliencia frente al cambio climático en Laos
10/02/2017
La FAO ofrece formación en gestión y reducción del riesgo de desastres para los campesinos de Laos.
FAO and UN Women: partnering for rural women and men in Pakistan
14/12/2016
In 2010, severe flooding killed nearly 2 000 people in Pakistan and wiped out 1.6 million homes. Whole villages were submerged, and families lost not only their homes, but also their livestock and standing crops.
Learning to be prepared: food preservation training for disaster-prone communities in Vanuatu
08/12/2016
With El Niño following hard on the heels of Tropical Cyclone Pam in March 2015, subsistence farmer Ruta Bule faced a difficult recovery. “Cyclone Pam came and that was bad,” she explained. “The storm spoiled our gardens. But then El Niño came and that was
“Now there is a difference”: a look at climate change adaptation in Uganda
15/11/2016
A new video, released by FAO on the occasion of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP22), illustrates how men and women in rural Uganda are making climate change adaptation work for them.