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The third annual Global Food 50/50 Report, a joint initiative of Global Health 50/50, the International Food Policy Research Institute, and UN Women, reviews the gender-...

This paper analyzes changes in agricultural productivity gender gaps in Côte d'Ivoire between 2008 and 2016 using decomposition methods. The analysis finds that the gender gap went...

The agricultural and rural development policy seeks to facilitate the transition towards environmentally sustainable and climate-neutral agricultural practices, with a focus on human capital, knowledge, and innovation. Gender equality...

Highlights: Gender differences have been proven to exist throughout all stages of the food system. Just food transition literature tends to overlook implications of gender...

Agri-food system policies and programs in Bangladesh increasingly consider environmental challenges and intersections. Social and political dimensions of agri-food systems are of equal importance to sustainable food...

Gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment (GEWGE) is fundamental to human rights and integral to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Ensuring gender equality and women’s and girls’...

Highlights: As climate change intensifies, it is imperative for policymakers to address the escalating loss and damage it inflicts on vulnerable communities in developing countries. In India's Maharashtra state...

Highlights: Women farmers have limited land ownership, access to credit, access to information and formal extension, and time, constraining adoption of climate smart practices. Building...

As Madagascar undergoes a demographic transition and expects significant growth in the share of its working-age population by 2050, focusing investments to ensure the health, education, and empowerment of adolescent girls...

Highlights: Women make up more than 50% of the agricultural labor force in Sub-Saharan Africa, but they have less access to productive resources. Gender gap in agricultural productivity...