A new El Niño phase is likely to begin within weeks, putting agriculture on alert around the world. New analyses by experts at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) allow […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released its most comprehensive dataset to date on women in agrifood systems, providing governments, researchers, development partners and practitioners […]
To achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment in agrifood systems, it is necessary to tackle structural constraints, discriminatory social norms, and gender-blind policies and laws in agrifood systems (FAO, 2023, The […]
The new FAO report provides a comprehensive picture of the status of women not only in agriculture, but across agrifood systems. It presents extensive data and lessons learned about gender […]
The United Nations-designated The International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF 2026), shines a spotlight on the essential yet often overlooked roles women play across agrifood systems – from production to […]
FAO is organizing the Global Conference on Smart Farming: Leveraging data and technology for sustainable agrifood systems from 1 to 3 July 2026 at its headquarters in Rome, Italy, and […]
The empowerment of women farmers contributes towards improving food security, enhancing agricultural and rural development, building climate resilience, and achieving gender equality. To kick off the International Year of the […]
On 23 April 2026, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations will host a global online webinar to mark International Girls in ICT Day, part of the worldwide […]
FAO is organizing the Global Conference on Smart Farming: Leveraging data and technology for sustainable agrifood systems from 1 to 3 July 2026 at its headquarters in Rome, and online. The three-day […]
An event dedicated to International Women’s Day was held at Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University under the theme “Empowering Women Farmers: Cultivating Change for a Sustainable Future.” The event was organized […]
