The Sourcebook aims to deliver practical advice, guidelines, principles, and descriptions and illustrations of approaches that have worked so far to achieve the goal of effective gender mainstreaming in the agricultural operations of development agencies. It captures and expands the main messages of the World development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development and is considered an important tool to facilitate the operationalization and implementation of the report’s key principles on gender equality and women’s empowerment. The Sourcebook focuses on agricultural livelihoods, with agriculture defined broadly as “agriculture, forestry, fisheries, livestock, land and water, agro- based poverty reduction. Although the Sourcebook focuses on the agriculture sector, it is also aware of the fluctuations of agricultural livelihoods so that poverty reduction and rural development require a holistic approach. Both non agriculture- specific sectors, such as rural finance, rural infrastructure, and rural labor with a reference to agriculture- driven activities, and social protection policies are addressed in the sourcebook. The Sourcebook is targeted to key actors within international and regional development agencies and national governments, specifically, operational staff who design and implement lending projects and technical officers who design thematic programs and technical assistance packages. The Sourcebook can also be an important resource to the research community and nongovernmental organizations.

Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)

Publisher
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank

Region
Global

Biome
All

Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)

Primary Designated Function
All