Food security goes far beyond having enough food. Food security refers to "the situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life" (FAO, 2006). That is, being able to access food of high nutritional quality regularly, … [Read more...] about Improving Food Security through Women’s Empowerment
Jossie Fahsbender
Jossie Fahsbender is a Research Assistant at the Environment, Rural Development and Disaster Risk Management Division of the Inter-American Development Bank. She mainly collaborates on the impact evaluation of agricultural projects, including the design, sampling, data collection and analysis. She has participated in several studies for the Latin American and the Caribbean region (i.e. Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua and Peru). Currently, she is supporting the incorporation of the gender analysis in the projects impact evaluation. Before joining the IDB, Jossie worked as an analyst in the Department of Economics Studies of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru and studied Economics at the University of Piura.
Yes, we can!… Measure Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture!
When we talk about women’s empowerment, it is difficult to grasp what we actually mean. Does it refer to women’s attitude towards gender violence? Or does it mean women’s economic independence and decision-making power? Does it perhaps imply access to productive resources, education and other opportunities? Or might it mean control over time? Or does it concern all these … [Read more...] about Yes, we can!… Measure Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture!