SCALING-UP GENDER-RESPONSIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS
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Women are central to the development of rural areas and to national economies. They make up at least 43 percent of the agricultural workforce worldwide and more than 70 percent in some countries. By improving rural women’s access to resources and opportunities, food security and nutrition can be enhanced for current and future generations. To address this challenge, a Joint Programme is currently underway led by FAO, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), UN Women and the Wo rld Food Programme (WFP). The Joint Programme focuses on four key goals: improving food and nutrition security, increasing rural women’s incomes, enhancing leadership and participation in rural institutions as well as creating a more gender-responsive policy environment at local, national and international levels. Throughout the pilot period – which began in 2012 and will last five years – some 75 000 rural women and girls are expected to see advances in their agricultural productivity and posit ive changes in their livelihoods. Around 400 000 households and community members are expected to benefit.