CEDAW - A tool for gender-sensitive agriculture and rural development policy and programme formulation

CEDAW - A tool for gender-sensitive agriculture and rural development policy and programme formulation

Guidelines for Ministries of Agriculture and FAO

Year of publication 2013

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 9789251074428

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Agricultural policies should redress gender inequalities to ensure that development interventions in the sector are effective and can achieve enduring positive impacts on the lives and economic potential of rural women, men, girls and boys. One powerful instrument for promoting realization of the rights and potential of rural women and girls is the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The purpose of these guidelines is to provide guidance on how FAO and national ministries of agriculture (MoAs) can support and use CEDAW at the country level as a tool for policy development and programming to achieve equality between men and women in agriculture and rural development.

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