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Good practices for promoting gender equality through rural advisory services

Case studies from Ethiopia, India and Peru

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 96 p.

Author Petrics, H.; Barale, K.; Kaaria, S. K.; David, S.;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-137408-5

Synopsis (short abstract) This publication is the third one in a row, following the background paper 'Enhancing the potential of family farming for poverty reduction and food security through gender-sensitive rural advisory services' and the Gender and Rural Advisory Services Assessment Tool (GRAST). It includes three cases studies from three continents and the good practices for promoting gender equality through RAS of the studied organziations as well as a collection of recommendations drawn from the good practices. The objective is to support RAS providers to adopt and adapt these good practices so that they can design and deliver truly gender-responsive services. Improving rural women's access to RAS can close the gender gap in agriculture. However, to do this both RAS clients and providers need to overcome several challenges. While the challenges women face to access RAS have been widely documented, there is a dearth of information regarding the good practices for designing and delivering fully gender-responsive RAS. This paper fills this gap by presenting good practices as well as systematized recommendations following the five areas of analysis of the GRAST. The case studies confirm that to provide truly gender-equitable RAS, holistic approach and systemic change are needed: the entire RAS system, including policies and institutions, staff attitudes and capacities must change. The perspective of gender equality need to become integral guiding principle within the enabling policy and organizational environment and culture.

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Petrics, H., Barale, K., Kaaria, S.K. & David, S., eds. 2022. Good practices for promoting gender equality through rural advisory services – Case studies from Ethiopia, India and Peru. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc3539en

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