Climate-Resilient Agriculture Productivity and Rural Economic Vitality
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The Issue
In China, a large proportion of rural women derive their livelihoods from climate-
sensitive agriculture. Climate change and environmental degradation threatens
women farmers' ability to generate income, and secure food and nutrition for
their families and communities. As women farmers make up over 70% of China's
agricultural labor force, the need to increase women's access to productive resources,
assets, skills and leadership in climate-smart agriculture practices cannot be ignored.
In response, UN Women is launching a trilateral partnership with International Fund
for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and Hu'nan Department of Agriculture and Rural
Affairs (DARA) to increase climate-resilient agriculture productivity and rural economic
vitality in 10 counties in the province through women's empowerment. Over the next
5 years (2021-2026), the project will mobilize US$173.27 million in funding to benefit
over 413,000 individuals in total, among whom 50% are women and girls.
This is a landmark partnership where UN Women joins forces with a sister UN
agency as well as a Chinese government entity to promote women's economic
empowerment. This innovative joint programming modality leverages the unique
expertise of each institution as well as local government mandates to maximize the
impact of project delivery for our beneficiaries.
What Will the Project Do
The project will:
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Train women's agricultural cooperatives and smallholder women farmers to
increase their knowledge and skills in climate-smart agricultural practices
Help form and develop women's networks and associations through
strengthening their skills in business management, leadership and
corporate governance
Research available and potential markets including digital e-platforms that
could be used to market agriculture and non-agriculture products by women's
associations, cooperatives and smallholder farmers
Bring together women's networks, governments, and the private sector to share
knowledge, tools and promote skills-transfer
Influence gender norms within the Chinese government through raising gender
awareness of government partners and service providers in the implementation
of the project, particularly those at the local levels
Exchange and transmit best practices from international and Chinese
experiences on promoting gender equality and women's empowerment in the
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