المعرفة

تتألف مجموعة الأدوات المخصصة للمنهجیات الأسریة من ثلاثة أقسام.

تم إعداد منهجیة نظام تعلّم العمل في مجال التمایز بین الجنسین في إطار برنامج تعمیم وتشبیك تمكین المرأة التابع . لمؤسسة أوكسفام نوفیب في عام 2008 ، بالعمل مع شركاء محلیین وl  وقد اختبرت أوكسفام نوفيب مع شركائها استخدام هذه المنهجية في مجال تنمية سلاسل القيمة بفضل منحة صغيرة من الصندوق (2009- 2011). كما نشرت أوكسفام نوفیب هذه المنهجیة في نیجیریا، ورواندا، وأوغندا بالعمل مع شركاء محلیین،  وبالاستفادة من منحة كبيرة من الصندوق (2011-2014) وفي غیرها من البلدان بتمویل مشترك من جهات مانحة أخرى.

Among the world’s developing regions, Asia and the Pacific region has witnessed the deepest and fastest structural transformation. The Green Revolution that began in the 1960s spurred the rapid spread of improved varieties of cereal crops, accompanied by public investments in and policy support to the agricultural sector. As a result, productivity of wheat and rice increased dramatically, stimulating economic growth and reducing rural poverty. In the following decades, and especially since 2000, the structural transformation further accelerated, leading to a declined share of the sector in both output and GDP and, to a lesser extent, in the total employment. Facilitated by a conducive institutional and policy environment, the process brought about a more diversified, market-oriented and high-value agricultural production; the expansion of food processing, agribusiness, food retailing and exports; and increased domestic and international competitiveness of agriculture – albeit with country and subregional differences. Nevertheless, poverty, deprivation and hunger remain widespread. Two thirds of the world’s poor and hungry people live in the region, mostly in rural environments. Income inequality has been rising fast in a number of countries, especially between urban and rural areas, with adverse effects on poverty reduction and increased risk of social conflict and political instability. Moreover, the countries and subregions are at different stages of the structural transformation process. In most developing economies, labour productivity in agriculture is still low and the shift of the agricultural workforce to other sectors is yet to take place. Therefore, agriculture remains a critical livelihood option and the largest employer sector for most rural people. 

This publication illustrates IFAD’s experience in closing the gender gap and mobilizing the ‘gender advantage’ in climate change adaptation through ten case studies from across the world. 

Gender and rural development brief with specific focus on the Near East and North Africa.

Gender and rural development brief with specific focus on the Pacific Islands.

This review examines the impact of water-related projects on women, women’s role in managing water resources and the constraints women face in gaining access to water. It highlights the innovative activities and catalysts that have helped to address gender issues in water programmes and projects. 

Over 50 experts from more than 20 countries convened in Salzburg, Austria, in November 2011 for a special Dialogue for Action meeting entitled Transforming Agricultural Development and Production in Africa: Closing Gender Gaps and Empowering Rural Women in Policy and Practice. Designed to accelerate rural and agricultural development in Africa, the meeting focused on investment in women.

It was organized by the Salzburg Global Seminar (SGS) with support from the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)/Belgian Fund for Food Security (BFFS) Joint Programme. This report aims to reflect the complexity of the discussions that took place during the event and the outcome of those discussions.