Gender Mainstreaming in the Agricultural Sector FAO’s Experience and Lessons Learned Sissel Ekaas Director Gender and Population Division Food and Agriculture Organization

 FAO – the organization  FAO’s policy framework  Gender and Development Plan of Action  Role of Gender and Population Division (SDW)  SDW’s main programme areas  Gender and natural resources  Gender and policy and decision-making  Continued challenges Presentation Outline

Technical Cooperation Department Administration and Finance Department General Affairs and Information Department Forestry Department Fisheries Department Economic and Social Department Agriculture Department FAO - the organization Director-General Deputy Director-General ODG Sustainable Development Department Coordination of Normative, Operational & Decentralised Activities Office of Programme Budget and Evaluation PBE

Sustainable Development Department Sustainable Development Department Research, Extension and Training Division Gender and Population Division Rural Development Division SDASDWSDR

Gender and Population Division Regional Office Europe FAO Headquarters Gender and Development Officer Regional Office Africa Accra, Ghana Gender and Development Officer Regional Office Asia & the Pacific Bangkok, Thailand Gender and Development Officer Regional Office The Near East Cairo, Egypt Gender and Development Officer Regional Office Latin America & Caribbean Santiago, Chile Gender and Development Officer Gender and Population Division SDW

Gender and Population network Gender Focal Point Network Gender and Population Division Regional Office Europe FAO Headquarters Gender and Development Officer Regional Office Africa Accra, Ghana Gender and Development Officer Regional Office Asia & the Pacific Bangkok, Thailand Gender and Development Officer Regional Office The Near East Cairo, Egypt Gender and Development Officer Regional Office Latin America & Caribbean Santiago, Chile Gender and Development Officer SDW

 World Food Summit - Rome Declaration on World Food Security (1996) - Right to access safe and nutritious food - Commitments to eradicate hunger by halving undernourished - Full and equal participation of men and women - Acknowledgement of women’s contribution to food security - Sustainable policies to promote participation of people FAO’s policy framework

 Strategic Framework 2000 – 2015 – Contributing to the eradication of food insecurity and rural poverty – Promoting policy and regulatory frameworks – Creating sustainable increases in the supply and availability of food and other products – Supporting the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources – Improving decision making through the provision of information FAO’s policy framework

 Medium-term Plan 2002 – 2007 (MTP) - 16 Priority areas for interdisciplinary action (PAIA) * Gender and Development Major outputs for gender mainstreaming

FAO’s policy framework  Strategic Framework 2000 –  Medium-term Plan 2002 – 2007 (MTP)  Programme of Work and Budget (PWB) – biennial  Gender and Development Plan of Action 2002 – 2007 (GAD-PoA )

- sufficient, safe and nutritionally adequate food - and control over and management of natural resources, and agricultural support services - policy- and decision-making processes at all levels in the agricultural and rural sector - opportunities for on- and off-farm employment in rural areas Promote gender equality in the access to … Gender & Development Plan of Action

 Partnership - valuing local knowledge and working closely with local partners  Participation - involving the active contribution of civil society organizations  Networking - encouraging the exchange of good practices, ideas and experiences Gender & Development Plan of Action Guiding principles

 Capacity building and skills enhancement  Methodologies and guidelines  Information collection, analysis and dissemination  Technology development and transfer  Policy advice  Awareness raising and institutional measures Gender & Development Plan of Action Implementation strategies

Role of Gender and Population Division  Supporting the implementation of the Gender and Development Plan of Action - Working with stakeholders in FAO Member Countries - Supporting FAO technical divisions - Collaborating with FAO non-technical units

Role of Gender and Population Division  Partnership and Networking - Inter-agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE) - Multilateral Finance Institutions - Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) - Research and Academia

SDW’s main programme areas  Gender in policies, legislation and civil institutions - Socio-economic and gender analysis (SEAGA)  Integrated information for sustainable development - Gender disaggregated data (GDD)  Gender and natural resources management - Gender, Biodiversity and Local Knowledge Systems for Food Security (LinKS)  Impact of HIV/AIDS on food security - Integrated Support to Sustainable Development and Food Security Programme (IP)  Information and communication technologies for agricultural research, extension and education - Dimitra project

Gender and Natural Resources Farmer’s Water Management  Guide on socio-economic and gender analysis in irrigation  Women, Irrigation and Nutrition (W.I.N.) Project  Regional training workshops  International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage  International Women's Day 2003 – Gender and Water

Gender and Natural Resources  Publications on gender local knowledge and genetic resources management  Capacity building in Swaziland, Tanzania and Mozambique  International year of Rice 2004  International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 2001 Management of Genetic Resources

Gender and Natural Resources  Publications on land management  Project supporting gender mainstreaming in land reform processes  Study of national reports on women’s access to land and property  Joint study – FAO/IFAD and the International Land Coalition  International Women’s Day Gender and Land-Tenure and Land Use Land Use and Management

Gender and Policy & Decision-making  Africa - Agricultural Development Strategies – Ghana, Guinea-Conakry and Togo  Asia and the Pacific -Agricultural and rural development planning in Cambodia  Europe - National Action Plans in Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovenia  Latin America and the Caribbean - Agricultural planning in Costa Rica  The Near East - National Action Plans in Algeria, Jordan, Syria and Tunisia

Continued challenges …  Suitable impact indicators  Data disaggregated by sex  Sustained and proactive support from middle and senior managers  Stronger mechanisms for accountability  Skills development for staff  Resources (staff and non-staff)

Resources  FAO:  FAO Sustainable Development Department:  FAO Gender and Population Division: w ww.fao.org/sd/PEdef_en.htm  SEAGA Programme:  LinKS Project: LINKS  Integrated Support to Sustainable Development and Food Security Programme:  Dimitra Project: