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Gender equality and women's empowerment in food and agriculture - Kenya

Kenya

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Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Brochure

Synopsis (short abstract) FAO's Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) is seeking to enhance rural women’s social and economic empowerment and strengthen their leadership roles in rural development, decision-making and resilience building while contributing to the eradication of hunger and extreme poverty. This initiative adopts holistic, integrated and transformative approaches to tackle deep-rooted causes of gender inequalities. It engages both women and men in sensitization, capacity development, dialogue, analysis, and action over gender equality, collective action, local issues and farm business for a better life.

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