Upload
ccafs-cgiar-program-climate-change-agriculture-and-food-security
View
444
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Presentation by Dr Ann Tutwiler, Deputy Director General, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), at the 2012 Agriculture and Rural Development Day (ARDD) in Rio de Janiero, Learning Event No. 13, Session 1: Gender needs expressed in the State of Food and Agriculture Report 2011.
Citation preview
Gender needs expressed in the State of Food and Agriculture
Report 2011
M. Ann Tutwiler Deputy Director General - Knowledge
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
ARDD Learning event Rio de Janeiro 18 June 2012
Women are a key resource in agriculture
0
20
40
60
80
100
Mal
es
Fem
ales
Mal
es
Fem
ales
Mal
es
Fem
ales
Mal
es
Fem
ales
Mal
es
Fem
ales
Mal
es
Fem
ales
Developing
countries
Sub-Saharan
Africa
Latin America
and the Caribbean
East and
Southeast Asia
Near East and
North Africa
South Asia
Percentage
Agriculture Industry Services
Female share of agricultural labour force
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
East and Southeast Asia Latin America and the CaribbeanNear East and North Africa South AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Malawi Madagascar
Ghana Viet NamTajikistan Pakistan
Nepal Indonesia
Bangladesh Panama
Nicaragua Guatemala
Ecuador Bolivia
Average farm size (ha)
Female-headed households Male-headed households
But they control less land
Women farmers produce less per unit of land…
-41
-21 -18
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
Sorghum Vegetables All cropsPercentage
Gap between yields on male- and female-controlled plots in Burkina Faso
…because they use fewer inputs (e.g. fertilizers)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Nigeria Malawi
Madagascar Ghana
Viet NamTajikistan
PakistanNepal
Bangladesh Panama
Nicaragua Guatemala
Ecuador Bolivia
Percentage of households using fertilizers
Female-headed households Male-headed households
Women and men have different innovation needs
0 2 4 6
OthersAg.inputs & tech.
HealthIGAs
Capital-creditEducation
Labour-saving tech
Women Men
What needs to be done: 6 priority areas
• Policy
• Legal
• Technology
• Leadership
• Social
• Knowledge & Research
Thank you.
M. Ann Tutwiler Deputy Director General - Knowledge
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations