On June 4th the FAO released its annual flagship report, The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA). The focus for 2013 is "Food Systems for Better Nutrition". The report focuses on the following key messages: Malnutrition in all its forms imposes unacceptably high costs on society in human and economic terms. Addressing malnutrition requires a >> Read more
Vacancy: Senior Program Officer, Agricultural Policies at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is seeking a Senior Program Office to join the Agricultural Development Team within their Global Development Program. The job description is as follows: The Senior Program Officer (SPO) will be a leader and a team player in the implementation of these goals, with a specific focus on creating gender-responsive >> Read more
New Resource: Guidelines for Ministries of Agriculture and FAO on CEDAW
A recent report by the FAO lays out guidelines on how the FAO and national agricultural ministries around the world can use CEDAW (the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) at the country level to guide policy development and programming with the goal of achieving equality between women and men in >> Read more
New IFPRI Discussion Paper: Data Needs for Gender Analysis in Agriculture
A newly-released IFPRI Discussion Paper written by Cheryl Doss offers guidelines on how to collect better gendered data through surveys. It details who should be interviewed; how the interview should be structured; and what kinds of questions should be asked, both at the individual level and also more broadly at the household, community or regional >> Read more
News: Feed the Future Empowers Women in Agriculture
A recent article on the website of the US Department of State shows how the Feed the Future Initiative, led by USAID, supports smallholder farmers and empowers women. The article details the case of the COOPAVI women's fishing cooperative in western Rwanda and how a grant through Feed the Future (FTF) allowed the cooperative to receive >> Read more
IFPRI’s 2012 Global Food Policy Report
Today IFPRI launched its 2012 Global Food Policy Report, entitled Walk the Talk. The report explores the world food situation in 2012; highlights several key issues, including youth employment in agriculture, and a green economy; and looks ahead to scenarios in the future of food. Chapter 4 in the report, entitled “Closing the Gender Gap” >> Read more
International Women’s Day #AskAg Twitter Chat
Join the conversation about gender integration in agriculture and food security during the AgrilLinks chat today, entitled "Gender in Agriculture - Not Only About Women". The chat takes place from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm here. The guiding questions for the chat, also found here, are: 1. Gender-based violence (GBV)/violence against women: This year's theme for >> Read more
The Feminization of Farming
On March 3, Olivier De Schutter, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, published an op-ed in the New York Times, entitled "The Feminization of Farming". In it, he points to longstanding gender discrimination and unremunerated domestic work as barriers to women's rise out of poverty and hunger, and calls for the removal >> Read more
Call for Applications: Landesa Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program
Landesa is now accepting applications for its second Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program. The following information comes from the Landesa website, and more information, including the application and FAQs, can be found by clicking here. What Will the Visiting Professionals Program Entail? This is a competitive yearlong program for experienced and strongly motivated professionals who want >> Read more
E-Consultation: USAID’s Gender Global Learning and Evidence Exchange (GLEE)
USAID is a hosting a two-day facilitated online discussion, beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, January 30th. The topic of the first day is "Challenges, Successes, and Issues in Gender Integration", while the second day's topic is "What Do You Need and Next Steps for Effective Gender Integration". The event will remain active 24 hours a day and will >> Read more
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