Published to mark the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, this legal guide from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) offers practical support to legal practitioners, policymakers and lawmakers seeking to strengthen gender equality through legislation. Drawing on international legal frameworks and comparative legislative practice, it shows how legislation can address the structural barriers that limit women's rights, opportunities and participation in agrifood systems. The guide combines analysis and recommendations with a legal diagnostics tool that can serve as an entry point for building an enabling legal environment and for embedding gender-transformative action in sectoral legislation. Sectors covered include land tenure, food security and nutrition, employment and entrepreneurship, water, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture, forestry, biodiversity and wildlife, food safety, digital agriculture, pesticides, and climate change and disaster risk reduction.
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| Authors | |
| Geographic coverage | Global |
| Available from | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Related organisation(s) | FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Global Food and Nutrition Security | Sustainable Food SystemsGender Equality and Food Systems | Gender policyGender-transformative approachLand tenure |
| Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | legislationgender equalitywomanwomen's rights |

