Thumbnail Image

Understanding and integrating gender issues into livestock projects and programmes

A checklist for practitioners

Year of publication 2013

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In rural societies, where local culture and traditions are still very vibrant, responsibilities and tasks are often assigned to women and men on the basis of traditional gender roles, defined as those behaviours and responsibilities that a society considers appropriate for men, women, boys and girls. These roles change over time, have different characteristics in every local context and are shaped by ideological, religious, cultural, ethnic and economic factors. They are a key determin ant of the distribution of resources and responsibilities between men and women (FAO, 2010b). In many cases gender roles are biased and favour certain social constituencies at the expense of others. Rural women, for instance, face serious obstacles more regularly than men, since traditional structures and perceptions tend to prevent them from obtaining the necessary tools to reach their full potential in the agricultural sector. In fact, despite their major involvement in and contrib ution to livestock management, women tend to have limited access to resources, extension services and less participation in decision making compared to their male counterparts (FAO, 2011a). Recognizing the different roles that women and men play in the agriculture sector is key to identifying the diverse challenges they face and tailoring projects and programmes on their specific needs. Understanding and integrating these diverse roles and specific dynamics into projects and programm es can significantly improve their outcomes and effectiveness (FAO, IFAD, World Bank, 2007; FAO, 2011a).

Language English

Also available in:

Related items

Showing items related by metadata.

  • Thumbnail Image
    Book (stand-alone)
    Training module - How to integrate gender issues in climate-smart agriculture projects 2017
    Also available in:
    No results found.
    The purpose of the training module is to provide learners with a better understanding of what the gender roles in CSA are and their critical impact on project outcomes and sustainability. The training will teach them about different methods and tools to identify, formulate, implement, monitor and evaluate gender-responsive actions and practices in CSA development projects. Through the training, learners will become familiar with the main concepts of gender, climate change and climate-smart agr iculture. They will also understand the relevance of gender dimensions in climate change adaptation and mitigation and in developing gender-responsive CSA interventions. Furthermore, they will learn the steps to take and tools and approaches available for conducting gender analysis and promoting gender mainstreaming in CSA project design, implementation and monitoring. The manual also presents available gender, climate change and CSA guidelines and other relevant materials to support learners in their work in implementing gender-responsive interventions. This training module provides basic information for organizing a short training workshop to develop gender mainstreaming capacities in CSA-related projects, throughout the whole project cycle. The module mainly focuses on activities in the field. It is important to recognize, however, that gender-responsive CSA development also requires actions at the institutional and policy level as well as changes in the existing social and cultura l norms. The module also provides some recommendations for better integration of gender issues in governments’ CSA policies and strategies.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Book (stand-alone)
    UN JOINT PROGRAMMES - Integrating gender issues in food security, agriculture and rural development 2010
    Also available in:
    These guidelines provide practical guidance to support programme and operations staff in UN Country Teams to integrate gender e quality concerns into Joint Programmes (JP) for food security, agriculture and rural development. The guidelines outline oppor tunities to incorporate gender into both the JP process (formulation, implementation and monitoring and evaluation) and project document. They include a general gender equality checklist as well as thematic checklists to mains tream gender in areas of cross-cutting importance for agriculture and rural devel opment. A list of useful resources is also provided.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Document
    Livestock Data Innovation in Africa - Brief - Issue 4 - What does sex-disaggregated data say about livestock and gender in Niger? 2013
    Also available in:
    Joint brief of the World Bank, FAO, ILRI, AU-IBAR with support from the Gates Foundation, 2010-2013
Show more

Users also downloaded

Showing related downloaded files

No results found.