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Gender dynamics affect the ways in which the livestock sector contributes to sustaining livelihoods. Women comprise most poor livestock keepers in low- and middle-income countries, and are...

This year in review is a snapshot of the Joint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition in 2022. The report is structured along the four pillars of the joint programme: knowledge...

The report focuses on eight of the SDGs (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14 and 15). Contrary to early expectations, the COVID-19 pandemic kept its grip...

Currently, there is no standard set of social norms indicators for food security and nutrition. Practical guidance and examples of such indicators are also lacking. This...

Gender inequality remains a pervasive challenge, not only from a development perspective but also from a human rights perspective. Recent years have seen a renewed interest in empowering...

IFAD is the only international financial institution that measures the impact of its investments by systematically conducting impact assessments (IAs) on a sample of at least 15 per cent of projects...

This background paper examines the linkages and interactions between women’s empowerment, food systems, and nutrition. It examines: How women’s empowerment and gender equality relate to...

Resilient Food Systems (RFS) promotes a holistic approach to enhancing agricultural productivity and restoring degraded landscapes in smallholder farming systems. This report showcases the achievements and...

Persisting inequalities between women and men continue to undermine global efforts to end hunger, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture and inclusive agri-food systems. Achieving...

Rural women in developing countries play a huge and diverse role in agriculture. Some are smallholders, others are wage labourers or unpaid workers on family farms...