The status of women in agrifood systems

FAO (2023) The status of women in agrifood systems #264 

The status of women in agrifood systems report uses extensive new data and analyses to provide a comprehensive picture of women’s participation, benefits, and challenges they face working in agrifood systems globally. 

• The report shows how increasing women’s empowerment and gender equality in agrifood systems enhances women’s well-being and the well-being of their households, creating opportunities for economic growth, greater incomes, productivity and resilience.
• The report comes more than a decade after the publication of the State of food and agriculture (SOFA) 2010–11: Women in agriculture – Closing the gender gap for development. SOFA 2010–11 documented the tremendous costs of gender inequality not only for women but also for agriculture and the broader economy and society, making the business case for closing existing gender gaps in accessing agricultural assets, inputs and services. 
• Moving beyond agriculture, the status of women in agrifood systems reflects not only on how gender equality and women’s empowerment are central to the transition towards sustainable and resilient agrifood systems but also on how the transformation of agrifood systems can contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment.
• It provides a comprehensive analysis of the available evidence on gender equality and women’s empowerment in agrifood systems that has been produced over the last decade. The report also provides policymakers and development actors with an extensive review of what has worked, highlighting the promise of moving from closing specific gender gaps towards the adoption of gender-transformative approaches that explicitly address the formal and informal structural constraints to equality. It concludes with specific recommendations on the way forward.

The following complementary information is available:

• Read online the Overview
• Lire en ligne le Résumé
• See the interactive story

Upcoming event:

8 June 2023 at 15:00. Status of Women in Agrifood Systems Report in Brussels. The event will take place at the Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, Brussels.

• Raschad Al-Khafaji - Director, FAO Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium
• Máximo Torero Cullen - Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Caroline Gennez - Minister of Development Cooperation and of Major Cities, Federal Government of Belgium
• Carla Montesi - Director Green Deal and Digital Agenda, European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA)

Presentation of the findings of the report

Lauren Phillips - Deputy Director, FAO Division for Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality

Panel Discussion

• Lydia Mutyebele Ngoi - Alderwoman for Housing, Public Heritage and Equal Opportunities, City of Brussels
• Dirk Jacobs - Director General, FoodDrinkEurope
• Maureen Duru - Founder & Director, The FoodBridge
• Lauren Phillips - Deputy Director, FAO Division for Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality
• Moderation - Camilla Brückner Director, United Nations in Brussels

Highlight:

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