Gender

Success stories

FAO's work on gender equality and women's empowerment at country level
26/09/2019
In the Pacific, FAO is boosting nutrition in schools, promoting nutritional understanding and supporting healthy eating habits both inside and outside the classroom.
27/08/2019
The Slow Food Presidia projects help artisan food producers and farmers all over the world to safeguard their food and agricultural heritage.
29/07/2019
The clubs create a space for everyone to become an agent of change – and are thus a vital means of working toward #ZeroHunger and achieving the 2030 Agenda.
23/07/2019
As 30 years of FFS success shows, there are clear global benefits to empowering producers at the local level.
23/07/2019
FAO tapped into assistance from the Italian Development Cooperation to provide Sonia with spices, a grinder and lessons in business management.
08/07/2019

The improvement of the security situation in Daraa Governorate has allowed thousands of displaced families to return to their home. However, it has not been an easy return for the families who lost their income, resources or their breadwinners. Many returnees are women...

28/06/2019
Before the project, the couple used to borrow money often from neighbours to buy groceries or for medical care. Their situation has now dramatically improved.
03/05/2019
People have begun referring to Monira and her team as the community poultry doctors. She and the other women vaccinators save money from their work in a joint account, which they intend to use to set up their own commercial farm soon.
30/04/2019
The event was attended by technical officers of various Ministers and agencies that are working on strengthening gender perspectives in public policies.
30/04/2019
By supporting children’s health from their first 1 000 days of life, FAO is sustainably strengthening the food security and nutrition of future generations and helping to achieve #ZeroHunger.
23/04/2019
Although the pilot programme in Kyrgyzstan only serves 29 schools, its success could serve as a model for other initiatives across the country.
16/04/2019
Rising above some initial difficulties, such as inconsistent supply of materials and strong competition from imports, the young businesswomen is living her dream and remains optimistic about her evolving business.
26/03/2019
A #ZeroHunger world isn’t just about stopping people from going hungry, it is about ensuring that they get enough of the right kind of nutritious food to lead healthy productive lives.
15/03/2019
FAO and WFP are working together to support rural farming communities who are gradually returning to their villages after being forced to flee.
13/03/2019
As key partners to FAO’s ISPP project, the extension workers from the Ministry of Agriculture have trained the farmers in conservation agriculture techniques, nutrition-sensitive crop production and utilization and aspects of agribusiness.
28/02/2019
Christine was one of 600 participants in FAO’s Farmer Field and Life Schools. Each group learned good practices for farming as well as some other important skills, such as financial literacy.
19/02/2019
Challenging gender norms by providing equal opportunities for both men and women.
11/02/2019
Barkissa Fofana research, a result of partnership between INERA and AAD programme, is one example of how the programme is working to make degraded land in the Sahel green and productive again.
31/01/2019
Purity Karemi was enrolled in a FAO training as part of an agribusiness project. The programme targeted youth in the area and prepared them to work in commercial agricultural product.
02/01/2019
Smallholder farmers gain visibility that enable them for better bargaining in the market and also facilitate the sharing of best practices and opportunities.