Building Capacities on Food Systems with Special Focus on Gender and Women Empowerment - TCP/PAK/3806
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This project addressed the growing challenges to Pakistan's food security, particularly due to a rapidly increasing population, environmental pressures, and gender inequality. Although Pakistan had been agriculturally self-sufficient at the national level, household food insecurity worsened due to unequal access to nutritious diets and rising malnutrition, especially among women and children. Key contributors to this insecurity included outdated farming methods, climate change, biodiversity loss, and inefficient water use. Led by FAO Pakistan, the project supported the Government of Pakistan in transforming its food systems to achieve SDGs, focusing on Zero Hunger, reducing malnutrition, and promoting gender equality. It emphasized sustainable, resilient food systems, policy development, technical assistance, and multi-sector coordination, with special attention to the needs of women in agriculture. Despite their critical role in horticulture and food production, women faced barriers in accessing resources and financial services, so the project promoted gender-sensitive value chain development and equitable access to resources. The project tackled malnutrition, especially child wasting, by improving food security, promoting diversified and sustainable food production, and strengthening local farming communities. It implemented policy and social protection mechanisms to address climate change threats and support emergency resilience strategies, while promoting nutrition-sensitive agriculture.