Gender Equality And Youth Inclusion: Ten Focus Areas For Impact
Source: Krishak Jagat - National Agriculture Newspaper
16 October 2024, Ghana: UN Women recently published The Gender Snapshot 2024. While the report highlighted some positive developments, no indicator under SDG Goal 5, Gender Equality, has been achieved.
Women comprise around 43% of the agricultural workforce in low- and middle-income countries. However, their responsibilities and capacity are too often diluted by gender inequalities. Breaking down the barriers to women and youth employment in agriculture can benefit the sector, food security, and communities. As such, gender and youth are now a central feature of all CABI development work and a significant component of the CABI PlantwisePlus programme.
A newly published report pulls together recent gender research commission by CABI. The synthesis report highlights ten key focus areas where CABI projects and programmes can significantly impact the goal to ‘reduce inequality through better opportunities for rural women and youth’.
Read here the full article published by Krishak Jagat - National Agriculture Newspaper on 16 October 2024.
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16 October 2024, Ghana: UN Women recently published The Gender Snapshot 2024. While the report highlighted some positive developments, no indicator under SDG Goal 5, Gender Equality, has been achieved.
Women comprise around 43% of the agricultural workforce in low- and middle-income countries. However, their responsibilities and capacity are too often diluted by gender inequalities. Breaking down the barriers to women and youth employment in agriculture can benefit the sector, food security, and communities. As such, gender and youth are now a central feature of all CABI development work and a significant component of the CABI PlantwisePlus programme.
A newly published report pulls together recent gender research commission by CABI. The synthesis report highlights ten key focus areas where CABI projects and programmes can significantly impact the goal to ‘reduce inequality through better opportunities for rural women and youth’.
Read here the full article published by Krishak Jagat - National Agriculture Newspaper on 16 October 2024.
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