FAO, IFAD and World Bank Release Sourcebook on Gender in
Agriculture 15 October 2008: The newly released Gender in
Agriculture Sourcebook investigates the situation of women in
the rural workforce and how some of the challenges they face can
be overcome. Developed in cooperation between the UN Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for
Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Bank, the
sourcebook is intended to be used both as a reference and as a
tool book for agricultural development. It also addresses cross-
cutting issues, including gender dimensions of climate change
and bioenergy. On climate change mitigation, the book
recommends, among other actions: analyzing women's and men's
energy and transport use, as well as other consumption patterns
impacting climate; introducing formal and informal education
about environmental impacts of lifestyles; enhancing women's and
men's mitigation capacity; increasing access to payments for
environmental services; and strengthening rural in