Gender in Agriculture Partnership

Transforming agriculture to empower women and deliver food, nutrition and income security

Resources


This technical guide on Governing land for women and men aims to assist implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security  (FAO, 2012b) by providing...

Posted on 03/10/2013
Posted by harry.palmier
Type of resource: Training material Topic(s): Resources, Labour, opportunities and returns, Sectoral policies and capabilities
governing_land_for_women_and_men.pdf

This book is the result of a process to better understand the role of gender in agriculture that was initiated by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) in 2009. Recognizing the importance of empowering women farmers, Sida commissioned a study of the gender aspects of...

Posted on 02/10/2013
Posted by gapadmin
Type of resource: Report Topic(s): Food security, Resources
siani-2013-transforming-gender-relations-agriculture-africa.pdf

This article takes gender inequalities in the distribution of power as its point of departure. Given the widespread evidence of the extent to which women, particularly poor women, have been marginalised in processes by which development policies are designed and implemented, it suggests that...

Posted on 01/10/2013
Posted by gapadmin
kabeerwomens_empowerment_development_interventions.pdf

Presentation by Jennie Dey de Pryck based on a paper by Naila Kabeer - How to move from gender-aware to gender-transformative development

Posted on 01/10/2013
Posted by gapadmin
Type of resource: Power Point Topic(s): Research and innovation, Labour, opportunities and returns

This study sought to investigate the existing constraints and opportunities for mainstreaming gender equality into the work of African Agricultural Research and Development (ARD), so that the findings would serve as a road map for effective gender mainstreaming in African ARD. The study...

Posted on 29/09/2013
Posted by harry.palmier
Type of resource: Research paper Topic(s): Food security, Nutrition security, Research and innovation
gender_equality_report_ver05_lowres_2.pdf

AGRA’s commitment to gender mainstreaming is motivated by its mandate to transform African agriculture and reduce poverty and hunger. It is attempting to do so by raising farm yields, productivity and incomes of millions of small-scale farmers, including women who are critical players in African...

Posted on 29/09/2013
Posted by harry.palmier
Type of resource: Organizational policy Topic(s): Food security, Nutrition security, Labour, opportunities and returns, Agro-entrepreneurship and markets
gender-approved-strategy.pdf

The agriculture sector is underperforming in many developing countries, and one of the key reasons is that women do not have equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive. This...

Posted on 29/09/2013
Posted by harry.palmier
Type of resource: General Topic(s): Food security, Nutrition security, Sectoral policies and capabilities, Research and innovation
sofa_2011.pdf

CLIMATE CHANGE does not affect everyone in the same way. Men and women are affected differently. Their responses to the impacts of climate change also differ, especially when it comes to safeguarding their food security and livelihoods. Although women are important food producers and providers,...

Posted on 26/09/2013
Posted by harry.palmier
Type of resource: Training material Topic(s): Resilience and risk management, Research and innovation, Food security
fao-ccafs-brief-gender-web_2.pdf

Recognizing the role of gender equality, key development organizations have engaged in a process of mainstreaming gender into agricultural development. The World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) have made some...

Posted on 25/09/2013
Posted by harry.palmier
Type of resource: Policy paper
aj288e.pdf

The initial flyer created for the GAP pertnership

Posted on 02/08/2013
Posted by gapadmin
Type of resource: Brochure / leaflet
gap_flyer_final_small.pdf

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