Handouts & Guides
FAO's Socio-economic and Gender Analysis (SEAGA) Programme has developed an approach to development that is centred around an analysis of socio-economic patterns and participatory identification of women's and men's priorities. Over the last few years, FAO has developed a new comprehensive guide, "Rural households and resources: a guide for extension workers" to help extension and other community-based workers to understand the management of resources within and between households, and to grasp the implications of such resource management for agricultural production, food security and rural development. It is intended to help
them apply a participatory and gender-sensitive approach in their planning with, and service to, rural households.
The guide pays special attention to the impact of HIV/AIDS on rural households and their resources.
While many of the examples are crop-based, the questions and issues can be adapted for use in forestry, fisheries and livestock initiatives. Rural livelihoods are not separate – rather they are complex, interlinked systems of activities. Throughout, there are questions to consider in terms of the impact of HIV/AIDS and other chronic
illnesses as these have grave implications for the food security, livelihoods and overall well-being of millions of households.
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