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Gender In Agriculture And Food Systems

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The online conference ‘Cultivating Equality: Advancing Gender Research in Agriculture and Food Systems’ focused on research that helps understand and advance positive synergies among sustainable and resilient agricultural, rural and food systems, and equality in societies globally. Enabling women to be equal partners with agricultural assets and men in the development and use of agricultural technologies and land and water resources, in household production and consumption decisions, and in the formulation of policies and institutions is essential to successfully transform our food systems and create climate resilience for all. However, gender inequalities remain

What role does gender equality play in shaping food systems and nutrition policies? In this episode, Eileen Nchanji, gender specialist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, explains that integrating gender is just a starting point—real progress requires measurable outcomes to track gender impacts. She highlights This sociological review explores gender equity in agricultural development, analyzing global literature to examine how social structures, cultural norms, and gender roles impact women’s access

Gender and food security and nutrition

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While scientific literature on gender in agriculture and food systems has increased almost four-fold since 2007, critical geographic, thematic and outcome-based gaps are evident in the available evidence. The CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform has produced a global snapshot of gender and social equality and women’s empowerment in agriculture and food systems. Our insights, conclusions and recommendations have

Gender based issues in Agriculture are the most ignored, yet the issues of gender especially rela ng to smallholder women farmers is of vital importance to a ainment of food security. Smallholder Women Farmers contribute the largest manpower to the food produc on chain, yet they have minimal access to agricultural assets and are faced with the challenges of limited access to

The main objective of Agri-Gender is to provide an intellectual platform for international scholars to publish their research work on gender, agriculture and food security. The journal aims to promote interdisciplinary research related to gender and the agricultural and food sciences.

Hotspot maps can guide the allocation of scarce resources to most-at-risk populations. The climate-agriculture-gender inequality hotspot maps show where women involved in agri-food systems are at high climate risk while signaling that reducing this risk requires addressing the structural barriers to gender equality. transportation and processing to Introduction Gender, and socially constructed gender roles and relations, affects access to and benefits from agricultural and pastoral livelihoods. It thus contributes to situations of inequality, and the nature of these gender differences needs to be understood in order to redress such inequality.

Gender in agriculture and food systems

Agrifood systems are a major employer of women globally and constitute a more important source of livelihood for women than for men in many countries. Empowering women and closing gender gaps in agrifood systems thus enhances the well-being of women and their households, reducing hunger, boosting incomes and strengthening resilience. This report provides a comprehensive ARGUMENT Food Systems and Gender: The Groundbreaking Role of Rural Women Food insecurity presents a pressing global challenge, disproportionately affecting marginalized populations, particularly women. Despite playing a pivotal role in agricultural production, women confront systemic discrimination that exacerbates inequalities

  • Gender and food security and nutrition
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  • The status of women in agrifood systems

This Evidence Gap Map (EGM) attempts to consolidate and integrate evidence on gender in agriculture and food systems, and provides a framework for prioritizing research across different themes, enabling focused evidence synthesis and Gender We cannot end hunger and poverty without empowering both men and women in agrifood systems. Today, agriculture and food systems face an unprecedented array of challenges. We must feed a growing global population part of the in a context of emerging and persisting crises – economic, energy, environmental, food and social. Over one third of the world’s working women are employed in agrifood systems, which include the production of food and non-food agricultural products, as well as related activities from food storage, transportation and processing to distribution. But in a new report, FAO says that gender inequalities such as less access for women to knowledge and

Some positive actions toward inclusion are being integrated, however, more eforts are needed. To achieve sustainable food systems, gender equity, and women’s empowerment are needed across diferent nodes of the food systems. Men and women have diferent experiences and diferent strategies throughout the food sys-tem. The rationale for considering gender in agricultural research relates to agricultural productivity, food security, nutrition, poverty reduction, and empowerment. Call for applications to the third cohort of the Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship is now open! This is a unique opportunity for African women working in various sectors to drive policy change and contribute to the creation of more equitable and gender-responsive agri-food systems across sub-Saharan Africa.

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The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers In agri-food systems, unequal gender and social relations undermine responses to these crises and hinder the resilience While most existing EGMs Moore of rural communities and landscapes. A 2023 estimate suggests that an extra $360 billion per year is needed to Education Education, for both boys and girls, is fundamental to tackling all aspects of gender inequality. Education for women and girls provides more than access to better jobs in agrifood systems. It is about empowering them to pursue the opportunities they choose to pursue, inside and outside of agrifood systems. Without sufficient education, women are significantly

Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment in food systems can result in better food security and nutrition and in more just, resilient and sustainable food systems for all. However, women’s contributions remain

The FAO Policy on Gender Equality (2020-2030) provides a framework to guide FAO in addressing gender disparities in agriculture and food systems. One of FAO’s key tools, Gender-Lex, is a cross-cutting thematic database on national and international legal and policy instruments on gender equality in areas under FAO’s mandate.

This Evidence Gap Map (EGM) attempts to consolidate and integrate evidence on gender in agriculture and food systems, and provides a framework for prioritizing research across different themes, enabling focused evidence synthesis and generation. While most existing EGMs (Moore et al. 2021)3 focus on synthesizing evidence on impact estimates of interventions, this EGM Women play important roles at different nodes of both agricultural and off-farm step towards value chains, but in many countries their contributions are either underestimated or limited by prevailing societal norms or gender-specific barriers. We use primary data collected in Asia (Bangladesh, Philippines) and Africa (Benin, Malawi) to examine the relationships between Gender equality and agrifood systems are intertwined, we cannot achieve one without the other. Women need agrifood systems, and agrifood systems need women.

Inclusive sustainable food systems in Africa require a gender-transformative approach to address gender inequalities that women and girls face in accessing and controlling resources and decision-making in the food systems. Gender mainstreaming is a crucial step towards achieving inclusive and sustainable food systems that are gender-responsive, equitable, and socially just. How to integrate gender issues in climate-smart agriculture projects This work is a co-publication of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and The World Bank Rome, 2017 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of The World Bank or of the Food These gender differences in resources and opportunities shape the agricultural sector across different types of farming systems. This chapter critically reviews the rapidly growing empirical literature on gender and agriculture in low- and middle-income countries.

Gender-responsive nutri-farming models can further strengthen family nutrition, involving women in decision-making and promoting agri-practices that address household food and nutrition security.

Thanks to God and his blessings by which I was able to complete the project entitled –. “Evidence based Gender Inequality in Agriculture and Food Systems in India” and gave me this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to all those who have given me By using this handbook, it is expected that the gender focal points will be better equipped to fulfil the requirements of the ToRs, and thus make a substantive contribution agri food systems towards the Organization’s efforts to achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment in “The FAO report presents an opportunity for researchers to examine challenges in the agri-food systems beyond production,” she expressed. She stressed the importance of adopting gender-sensitive strategies, such as customized training and collaborative peer learning, to accelerate women’s empowerment within agri-food systems.

Empowering women and closing the gender gap in agriculture and food systems are crucial to eradicating hunger, malnutrition, and poverty, and achieving SDG 2: Zero Hunger by 2030. Globally successfully transform our food systems and regionally, women are slightly more food insecure than men. Ensuring women’s food security, nutrition, income, and employment opportunities is vital for increasing productivity,