In March, the UN highlighted Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5: Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls.

In the quiet forests of Nepal's Nawalpur District, a revolution is taking root with the most unlikely tools -- cutters and compost heaps. A group of women in Binayi Triveni are turning what was once one of the region's greatest threats into a promising economic opportunity.

At a pivotal moment for global nutrition and sustainable development, FAO played an active role in the 2025 Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit, hosted by the Government of France.

Jemimah Njuki - I believe there are four key areas where science and innovation can contribute to the triple win of gender equality, food and nutrition security and the empowerment of women.

In a country that consumes around 500 000 tonnes of it a year, it is safe to say that the people of Côte d’Ivoire love to eat fish.

Latin America and the Caribbean are home to some of the planet’s greatest biodiversity. Here are three GEF-funded, FAO projects conserving and restoring ecosystems across Brazil, Chile and Venezuela.

The farmer field schools are a key component of the Building a Resilient Churia Region in Nepal project, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Government of Nepal. 

In the village of Deir Khabiyeh, located in Syria’s Rural Damascus governorate, Fatima Mohammed, 34 years with quite a heavy burden. The weight of trauma, uncertainty, and poverty is real, but Fatima has refused to give up.

In this district of Jabal Saraj, in the northeastern Parwan province of Afghanistan, these women turned producing jams and pickles into their way of making a living.

In Jharkhand’s Gumla district, one small community hub is alive with activity. Inside, women of all ages – some with toddlers on their laps – gather for a producer group meeting.

Empowering rural women is central to fulfilling the mission of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to eradicate hunger and ensure food security globally.

“If you don’t have progress, there is no pushback” – with these cautionary words, Her Excellency Bineta Diop, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security, encouraged participants.

As the global community marked the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, FAO launched the first progress report for its Commit to Grow Equality (CGE) initiative.

Women have a central role and are at the heart of agrifood systems, driving transformation and advancing economic, environmental, and social progress required for sustainable development. Women’s empowerment is not only beneficial to individuals and  but also crucial for the well-being of fa...

Held on 19 March at the Liaison Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in New York and streamed online, the event gathered over 300 youth leaders, policymakers and experts to discuss how education and training can empower young women in agrifood systems.

By 2050, the world’s population is projected to reach 10 billion, with regions like Asia experiencing the highest growth rates. This is expected to pose a significant challenge to food security and nutrition. It is thus important to focus on enhancing the capacities of smallholder farmers, primar...

Nestled in the town of Berd, in the picturesque Tavush region of Armenia, a group of women are proving the power of sisterhood. 

The jackfruit was Bangladesh’s natural choice for the FAO One Country One priority product initiative, which helps countries identify and maximise the market potential of certain national products.

A teacher from El Salvador, a young student from the Dominican Republic and a family farmer from Guatemala have never met, but their life stories are wound around the same cause.