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Book (stand-alone)The state of food and agriculture, 2010-2011
Women in Agriculture: closing the gender gap for development
2011Women make significant contributions to the rural economy in all developing country regions. Their roles OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE differ across regions, yet they consistently have less access than men to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive. Increasing women’s access to land, livestock, education, financial services, extension, technology and rural employment would boost their productivity and generate gains in terms of agricultural production, foo d security, economic growth and social welfare. Closing the gender gap in agricultural inputs alone could lift 100–- 150 million people out of hunger. No blueprint exists for closing the gender gap, but some basic principles are universal: governments, the international community and civil society should work together to eliminate discrimination under the law, to promote equal access to resources and opportunities, to ensure that agricultural policies and programmes are gender-aw are, and to make women’s voices heard as equal partners for sustainable development. Achieving gender equality and empowering women in agriculture is not only the right thing to do. It is also crucial for agricultural development and food security. -
Book (series)The State of Food and Agriculture, 2006
Food aid for food security?
2006The State of Food and Agriculture 2006 examines the issues and controversies surrounding international food aid and seeks to find ways to preserve its essential humanitarian role while minimizing the possibility of harmful secondary impacts. Food aid has rightly been credited with saving millions of lives; indeed, it is often the only thing standing between vulnerable people and death. Yet food aid is sharply criticized as a donor-driven response that creates dependency on the pa rt of recipients and undermines local agricultural producers and traders upon whom sustainable food security depends. The economic evidence regarding these issues is surprisingly thin, but it confirms that the timing and targeting of food aid are central to achieving immediate food security objectives while minimizing the potential for harm. Reforms to the international food aid system are necessary but they should be undertaken carefully because lives are at risk. -
Book (stand-alone)THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE WORLD ECONOMY
Commodities and Trade Division
2002This volume contains contributions originally prepared by FAO for the Third United Nations Conference on the Least-developed Countries (LDCs) held in Brussels from 14 to 20 May 2001. The material included here, which was presented to the thematic session on “Enhancing Productive Capacities – the Agricultural Sector and Food Security” of the Conference, consists of an analysis of the role of agriculture in the development of least-developed countries and their integration into the w orld economy, a summary of FAO field programmes in LDCs and a compendium of agricultural statistical indicators relevant to the LDCs. These papers, which have been revised and edited, are being published in this form in order to facilitate a wider distribution.
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