Resources
on other UN websites
The State of Food and Agriculture
2010-2011:
Women in agriculture: closing the
gender gap for development
The State of Food and Agriculture 2010–11 makes the “business case” for
addressing gender issues in agriculture and rural employment. The agriculture
sector is underperforming in many developing countries, in part because women
do not have equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to be
more productive. The gender gap imposes real costs on society in terms of
lost agricultural output, food security and economic growth. Promoting gender
equality is not only good for women; it is also good for agricultural
development. FAO
Rural Poverty Report 2011 - New realities, new
challenges: new opportunities for tomorrow's generation
The Rural Poverty Report 2011 provides a coherent and comprehensive look at
rural poverty, its global consequences and the prospects for eradicating it.
The report contains updated estimates by IFAD regarding how many rural poor
people there are in the developing world, poverty rates in rural areas, and
the percentage of poor people residing in rural areas. IFAD, 2010
In Focus: Rural Women
Celebrated annually on 15 October, the International Day of Rural Women pays
tribute to rural women and the critical role they play in global economies.
From Asia to the Americas, learn more about what UN Women is doing to empower
rural women and how you can get involved. http://www.unwomen.org/infocus/rural-women/
ICT training Opens Windows of
Opportunity for Rural Women
It’s the century of the tablets and androids. But nearly 50 percent of the
world population live in rural areas, and they have very limited access to
what the other half considers a basic necessity to work, learn or manage
social relations: the computer. http://www.unwomen.org/2011/10/ict-training-opens-windows-of-opportunity-for-rural-women/
Rural Poverty Portal
Powered by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the
Rural Poverty Portal is a website where rural poor people, policy-makers,
donors, research institutes, non-governmental organizations and other
development partners can share information about eradicating rural poverty.
The portal includes a section on "Gender and rural poverty" at http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/web/guest/topic/home/tags/gender
55th session of CSW: Panel for
2012 - The empowerment of rural women
(UN Webcast, 24 Februar 2011)
IFAD: International Day of Rural
Women 2011
TThe United Nations’ International Day of Rural Women celebrates and honours
women and girls living in rural areas on 15 October each year. It recognizes
the huge role that rural mothers, daughters and grandmothers play in
producing food, and building agricultural and rural development worldwide.
Community listeners’ clubs: Stepping stones for action
in rural areas
This publication summarizes the unique experience of the community listeners’
clubs set up in Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo by FAO-Dimitra and
its partners.
Communicating gender for rural
development
This document is designed to promote the introduction of a gender perspective
into communication for development initiatives in rural areas. The
publication will be useful to all development practitioners, particularly
rural communicators and staff of community radio stations.
FAO at work 2010-2011: Women key to
food security
This year’s FAO at work looks at the huge boost to food production that would
occur if women farmers were given the same access as men to productive
resources such as land and credit. The publication also reviews the evolution
of the US$1.5 billion FAO field programme and highlights key events and
achievements during the time period.
Video: How do you use ComDev to promote women's
participation?
Communication for Development (ComDev) is a mediation process that uses
communication technologies and media tools to promote social development.
Eliane Najros, FAO Dimitra Project Coordinator, explains how ComDev is used
to promote the active involvement of both rural women and men in
decision-making.
Video: Why do you use ComDev with a gender sensitive
approach?
Communication for Development (ComDev) is a mediation process that uses
communication technologies and media tools to promote social development.
Eliane Najros, FAO Dimitra Project Coordinator, explains why ComDev is used
with a gender-sensitive approach in the Dimitra project.
The Vital Role of Women in
Agriculture and Rural Development
This document, prepared for the Thirty-seventh Session of the FAO Conference
(Rome, 25 June - 2 July 2011), provides evidence on the vital role of women
in agriculture and rural development. It demonstrates that eliminating the
gap between men and women in access to agricultural resources and inputs
would raise yields on women’s farms by 20-30 percent and increase agricultural
production in developing countries by 2.5-4 percent, which could in turn
reduce the number of undernourished people in the world by 12-17 percent or
100-150 million people. The document also reviews policy recommendations and
proven strategies for closing the gender gap in agriculture and rural
development.
Gender dimensions of agricultural
and rural employment: Differentiated pathways out of poverty
This report is the result of a collaborative effort of the FAO, IFAD and the
ILO team working on the Gender Dimension of Rural Employment. It discusses
key issues related to gender equality and rural employment in the context of
poverty reduction. It presents various policy responses, empirical data and
good practices.
Gender and Rural Employment Policy
Briefs
FAO/ IFAD/ ILO
Food security in times of crisis:
rural women speak out
Hundreds of rural women in Africa, Asia and Latin
America took part recently in
grassroots consultations on food insecurity and its impacts. A selection of
viewpoints...
Agri-Gender Statistics Toolkit
The "Agri-Gender Statistics Toolkit" is a database with a cross
range of tools for the collection and use of sex-disaggregated agricultural
data, and designed for development specialists and planners. The so-called
"AGRI-GENDER DATABASE" provides examples of questions asked in
agricultural census programmes implemented in selected countries in Africa
over the past two decades, covering the following data items: agricultural
population and households; access to productive resources; production and
productivity; destination of agricultural produce; labour and time-use;
income and expenditures; membership of agricultural/farmer organisations;
food security; poverty indicators. Furthermore, the toolkit contains examples
oftable formats that facilitate the presentation of gender relevant data in
agriculture.
Rural women: powerful agents of
change (IFAD 2010)
“Rural women have the potential to propel their households and communities
forward, to lift them out of poverty,” says Annina Lubbock, IFAD’s Senior
Technical Adviser on Gender and Poverty Targeting. “When investments reach
women, transformations begin to occur.”
IFAD: Report on the Special Session
of the 2010 Farmers’ Forum, Promoting Women’s Leadership in Farmers’
Organizations and Rural Producers’ Organizations
The Special Session on Promoting Women’s Leadership in Farmers’ and Rural
Producers’ Organizations was held on 12 and 13 February 2010, prior to the
meeting of the Farmers’ Forum and IFAD’s Governing Council. It was attended
by over 60 participants, including 35 women farmer representatives attending
the Farmers’ Forum 2010, members of the Farmers’ Forum Steering Committee,
observers from NGOs and FAO, and IFAD staff. The report includes the final
statement and recommendations, and translations into French, Spanish and
Arabic will also be available soon.
Download the report at http://www.ifad.org/farmer/2010/agenda/e/report_women.pdf
IFAD: Gender and rural
microfinance: Reaching and empowering women
The IFAD publication “Gender and rural microfinance: Reaching and empowering
women” offers an overview of gender equality-related financing
for rural practitioners, specifically in relation to microfinance and banking
tailored to the needs of rural women. The guide has been prepared by Linda
Mayoux, a well-known expert on gender equality and economic development,
including microfinance, in collaboration with IFAD Technical Adviser, Gender
and Social Equity, Maria Hartl.
http://www.ifad.org/gender/pub/gender_finance.pdf
Women2000 and Beyond: Rural women
in a changing world: Opportunities and challenges
Launched on the first observance of the International Day of Rural Women on
15 October 2008, this issue of Women 2000 and Beyond explores the situation
of rural women and the full diversity of their experiences in the context of
the changing rural economy, including their position within households,
community and economic structures; the gender division of labour; their
access to and control over resources; and their participation in decision-making.
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/public/W2000andBeyond.html
Dimitra
The Dimitra project, launched in 1994 in Brussels, Belgium, by the European Commission, with the support of the
King Baudouin Foundation aims to improve the living conditions of rural
women. It promotes information exchange and disseminates information on
gender equality and rural development, with a focus on Africa and the Middle East.
http://www.fao.org/dimitra
FAO – SEAGA
The Socio-economic and Gender Analysis (SEAGA) Programme was established in
1993 to promote gender awareness when meeting development challenges. It aims
to incorporate socio-economic and gender equality considerations into
development policies, programmes and projects in order to ensure that all
development efforts address the needs and priorities of both men and women.
http://www.fao.org/sd/seaga/4_en.htm
IFAD
IFAD’s website provides information on the fund’s efforts to mainstream a
gender perspective in its work, including in the areas of financial services,
markets, technologies, land and other natural resources.
http://www.ifad.org/gender/
Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook
A joint product of the World Bank, FAO, and IFAD, the Sourcebook provides an
up-to-date understanding of gender issues with a rich compilation of
compelling evidence of good practices and lessons learned to guide
practitioners in integrating gender dimensions into agricultural projects and
programs.
http://worldbank.org/genderinag
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