Women make significant contributions to the rural economy in all developing country regions. Their roles OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE differ across regions, yet they consistently have less access than men to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive. Increasing women’s access to land, livestock, education, financial services, extension, technology and rural employment would boost their productivity and generate gains in terms of agricultural production, food security, economic growth and social welfare.

Meeting symbol/code: ALAWUC/NE/12

In the 1950 World Census of Agriculture it is intended that each government will obtain accurate and comparable information on its agriculture, including agricultural holdings, the number and characteristics of the people who secure their livelihood from agriculture, areas under crops and numbers of livestock and the volume of production.

Meeting symbol/code: ALAWUC/NE/10

An international journal of forestry and forest industries

This paper examines the existing and potential connections between rural people and forests in the Kyrgyz Republic, with the aim of developing an improved understanding of the role and potential role of the forestry sector in poverty reduction.1 While the paper focuses on Kyrgyzstan, the wider aim is to show, building on some of the experiences of Kyrgyzstan, how the connections between forests and poverty reduction might be explored in West and Central Asia more generally.

Meeting Name: African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:AFWC/2016/5.1
Session: Sess. 20

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Este nmero de Unasylva se ocupa de los desafos especiales que plantean la conservacin y utilizacin de los rboles fuera del bosque.