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DocumentLand access in rural Africa:Strategies to fight gender inequality
FAO-Dimitra workshop:Information and communication strategiesto fight gender inequality as regards land accessand its consequences for rural populations in Africa
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In September 2008, the FAO-Dimitra project organised its third workshop with all its partners in Brussels, on the theme:“Information and communication strategies to fight gender inequality as regards land access and its consequences for rural populations in Africa”. This document presents a synthesis of the workshop’s activities as well as the different articles which were prepared for the workshop by the participants – the partners of the network and FAO colleagues. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetSCALING-UP GENDER-RESPONSIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS 2016Women are central to the development of rural areas and to national economies. They make up at least 43 percent of the agricultural workforce worldwide and more than 70 percent in some countries. By improving rural women’s access to resources and opportunities, food security and nutrition can be enhanced for current and future generations. To address this challenge, a Joint Programme is currently underway led by FAO, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), UN Women and the Wo rld Food Programme (WFP). The Joint Programme focuses on four key goals: improving food and nutrition security, increasing rural women’s incomes, enhancing leadership and participation in rural institutions as well as creating a more gender-responsive policy environment at local, national and international levels. Throughout the pilot period – which began in 2012 and will last five years – some 75 000 rural women and girls are expected to see advances in their agricultural productivity and posit ive changes in their livelihoods. Around 400 000 households and community members are expected to benefit.
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ProjectEmpowering Rural Women: Combating Gender Inequality in Agriculture - FMM/GLO/138/MUL 2024
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No results found.Rural women, who make up a significant proportion of the world's poorest, face compounded challenges due to gender-based discrimination. Particularly, in Africa and Asia, women disproportionately bear the burden of food insecurity and have limited access to resources, services and opportunities, a situation further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prioritizing gender equality in agriculture is essential to effectively address these challenges. Key barriers are faced by rural women at various levels, including the policy, institutional and community levels. Additionally, socio-cultural norms perpetuate gender inequalities by restricting women's mobility and economic opportunities. Recognizing the need to challenge these norms and address the barriers to unleash the economic potential of rural women, the subprogramme focused on expanding women’s socio-economic opportunities by combining gender responsive and transformative interventions in four countries that exhibit pronounced gender inequalities in agriculture: Cambodia, Kenya, Senegal and Uganda. In addition, the gender transformative approach of the Dimitra Clubs (DCs) was integrated in 62 projects of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in ten additional Least Developed Countries.
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