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ProjectFactsheetEmpowering Rural Women for Sustainable Agricultural Growth - GCP/SEC/018/TUR 2025
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No results found.Across Europe and Central Asia, rural women are disproportionately represented in lower-paid and informal roles within the agricultural sector, often earning between 60 and 85 percent of what men receive for comparable work. Additionally, women hold ownership of fewer than 10 percent of registered agricultural enterprises. A similar gender gap exists in access to extension services, with women having significantly fewer opportunities to benefit from agricultural knowledge, resources and technologies. These disparities underscore the need to enhance support systems and create more inclusive opportunities, promoting greater economic empowerment and equality for rural women in agriculture. This project, funded under the FAO-Turkey Partnership Programme (FTPP) II and primarily implemented in Türkiye, with pilot activities in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and broader regional engagement, aimed to enhance the socio-economic status of rural women by supporting gender-responsive agricultural and forestry policies and creating sustainable economic opportunities. It contributed to strengthening rural economies by promoting a more gender-responsive and socially inclusive policy environment and by equipping women with the technical knowledge and skills necessary to participate in key agricultural and forestry value chains. -
MeetingMeeting documentNote for High-Level Event: Step It Up Together with Rural Women to End Hunger and Poverty
FAO, Rome, Italy, 16 December 2016
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MeetingMeeting documentProgramme: Step It Up Together with Rural Women to End Hunger and Poverty
FAO, Rome, Italy, 16 December 2016
2016
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BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.
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BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
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No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018. -
ProjectFactsheetPromoting Livelihoods Recovery and Resilience through Youth and Women-Led Resilient Value Chain Development and Entrepreneurship in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - TCP/STV/3803 2024
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No results found.On 9 April 2021, the La Soufrière volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines erupted with several explosions over a period of several weeks, affecting most of the island's population. Farmers and local communities in the critical areas (red and orange zones) were severely affected by the heavy ash fall and pyroclastic flows, particularly in the areas closest to the volcano in the northern part of the island. In addition to major losses of tools and productive assets, reports showed extensive environmental damage and losses in critical areas, where forests and farms were wiped out, along with the destruction of large areas of staple crops such as vegetables, bananas and plantains. In addition, the eruptions were followed by heavy rains that caused flooding and lahar flows in various parts of the country. As a result, the livelihoods of vulnerable populations dependent on agriculture, livestock, fisheries and forestry were affected. The heavy deposits of volcanic ash throughout the country highlighted the need for soil and ash analysis to determine changes in nutrient composition, organic matter content, macro and micro fauna and pathogen profile, and to assess agro-edaphic and climatic suitability for existing and alternative crops. In response to the recovery and rehabilitation needs, the government prepared a priority list of immediate, medium and long-term responses. Within the priority list, two areas were identified: i) soil analysis, to determine soil rehabilitation, management requirements and value chain suitability determination by agroecological zone; ii) building a cadre of new entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector, including youth and women, and developing resilient value chains. In this context, this TCP aimed to facilitate the recovery of livelihoods and increase the resilience of food systems through the involvement of youth and women in the development of resilient value chains and entrepreneurship, by strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture to conduct soil analysis and developing a programme to support new agricultural entrepreneurs.