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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetRealizing women’s rights to land in the law
Information note on SDG Indicator 5.a.2
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No results found.Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” recognizes the fundamental role of women in achieving poverty reduction, food security and nutrition. Target 5.a aims to “Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws”. As the designated custodian for Target 5a, FAO has developed a methodology to support countries in monitoring and reporting on progress in the status of women’s land rights protection. Progress in Target 5.a is measured through two indicators that focus on ownership and/or control over land. -
ProjectEmpowering 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. -
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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