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  • Publication | 2025

Commit to Grow Equality: Investing in the future of women in agrifood systems

Global Food and Nutrition Security

This first progress report, published one year after the launch of FAO’s Commit to Grow Equality (CGE) initiative, presents an overview of the initiative and highlights 17 commitments made by CGE partners to advance gender equality and women's empowerment in agrifood systems.The report outlines the CGE Commitments Matrix along which commitments are structured into an overarching category and five thematic areas, each addressing key strategic priorities for the inclusive transformation of agrifood systems. Within each thematic area, the report showcases partner-led initiatives that will drive meaningful change in agrifood systems under the umbrella of the CGE initiative.The CGE initiative was launched in March 2024 on the sidelines of the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women as a global process to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in agrifood systems through financing, investments and partnerships. It has since attracted a wide a range of partners, including Members, multilateral bodies, producer organizations, NGOs and businesses who collectively work to accelerate progress towards inclusive and sustainable agrifood systems.