The guide to gender mainstreaming into the project cycle
The guide to gender mainstreaming into the project cycle presents the Gender and Development approach promoted by AVSF, in order to respond to the demands expressed by women in their communities and organizations, to advance women’s autonomy and reduce gender inequalities in agricultural and livestock activities, as well as in the governance of agricultural organizations […]
What future for rural youth ?
Unused potential In West Africa, 2 out of 3 people are under 25. These young people represent a source of innovation and hope, provided we invest in their potential. However, young people in the countries of the South generally face discrimination, lack access to the means of production and are under-represented in […]
Commitment to gender-sensitive technical solutions
Economic empowerment of rural women in Mongolia
Background Still in transition towards a free market, herders and small-scale farmers have difficulties to adjust their productive systems to create value, preserve their natural resources and altogether secure their livelihoods and resilience. Within this traditional patriarchal agro-pastoral rurality, women’s place and role is fragile and lacks mainstreaming and mentoring schemes to bridge the current […]
Sustainable and resilient family farming in Togo’s Savanes region
The Savanes region in northern Togo is experiencing a soil-fertility crisis caused by human activities and the climate. Farming yields have taken a hit, and smallholder families are not able to generate as much income as before. What’s more, smallholder organizations in the area are still relatively young and are having trouble gaining access to […]
