Ligia Elena remembers when she made that mental switch herself. It started with an FAO programme that came to her village.

“I wish everyone from the 11 villages in this commune could join WE-FBS trainings.”

Lkhagva, her husband and many other participants have gained rich experience in agricultural practices and technologies from the FAO-China SSC project.

Analyzing these gender norms can support the development of financial services that better meet women’s needs.

EU-STREIT PNG addresses gender-based violence and its subsequent negative impact on inclusive participation and transformational change in seven remote villages in Sandaun Province.

Programme uses ‘talking book’ audio players to share knowledge on women’s land rights

A passion for sustainable agriculture brought together rural associations and technicians from government institutions in Guayas and Morona Santiago, with the aim of facilitating transformative processes that promote gender equality in their communities.

The three-year project, “Leaving No One Behind: Greater Involvement and Empowerment of Rural Women in Türkiye and Central Asia”, aims to improve the socio-economic status of rural women in Türkiye, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

At the onset of the project, Luisina Torres, an extension officer, worked with the family to analyse their current situation and identify their goals.

Indigenous women’s knowledge is key to restoring ecosystems and building climate resilience

Participating women, coming from all over the country, shared their concerns regarding small-scale agricultural production and rural livelihood under continuous and increasing pressure of climate change.

Like Maryam, over 900 000 people have already been displaced by the drought

“It’s like we are operating on a different level now,” explains Mamadiang. “All decisions are made as a family.”

Like most residents in her village, Salla depends on one of three deep water wells in her village.

The Indigenous women learned how to sundry the algae and extract agar, a jelly-like substance, from its walls to make soaps and cosmetics. ©FAO/Vanessa Olarte Maria says she’s already thrilled with the new skills she has learned.

Rose Ongalibang and some female neighbours started a slow food community exploring new uses of the traditional crop, taro.

Binta has served as a role model for others, proving that farmers embrace productive and sustainable farming practices when they have access to the land.

After attending the FAO Women’s Empowerment Farmer Business School, Agnes Rehema Chisiwa has become a successful entrepreneur.

Along with Gender and Youth sensitisation and capacity building activities over 3000 girls of 16 years and above have been trained as lead farmers.

As a result of her experiences, she knows very well the difficulties women face in agriculture as she had to go through many of them.