Women play a key role in agriculture and food security, making up around 48 percent of the agricultural labour force in low-income countries (FAO, 2020)...
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Advancing gender equality through agricultural and environmental research: Past, present, and future
Over the past decade, interest in gender equality and women’s empowerment has grown rapidly, creating a unique opportunity to institutionalize gender research...
The book comprises of three divisions viz., Gender in agriculture development (Part I), Gender in allied sectors of agriculture (Part II) and Data, tools and...
In Indian society, the root cause of gender inequality lies in its patriarchal structure. In this paper, an attempt has been made ment, to a certain extent, to...
Despite the key roles that rural women play in food systems, in agrobiodiversity conservation, natural resource management, food production, preparation and...
The South African government has prioritised gender equality, women’s empowerment and human rights as cross-cutting issues in national, provincial, sectoral...
Advancing Gender Equality through Agricultural and Environmental Research: Past, Present, and Future
This book stands to become the new go-to resource on gender in agriculture. Bringing together contributions from almost 60 authors who expertly straddle gender...
Current data suggests that the global community is far from achieving the 2030 agenda of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition. By the end of 2019...
Women smallholder farmers often face complex social and economic barriers that prevent them from exercising agency and securing decent livelihoods. This...
As the world learns to live with COVID-19, to emerge from the current crisis, and to “build back better”, UN Women’s new “Feminist plan” provides a visionary...
