6.5c How can we ensure a just and inclusive green transition, including through innovations in agriculture and food systems?
Background
FCDO is committed to generating new global evidence and testing ‘what works’ to improve gender equality and inclusion at scale. We are particularly interested in longer-term, multi-country research to better understand the drivers of socio, economic and legal challenges faced by women, girls and marginalised groups, including in humanitarian and crisis settings. We apply rigorous research methods, including ‘what works’ impact assessments, to identify what interventions do and do not succeed in improving equitable outcomes in different contexts and how they can be scaled up.
FCDO’s research portfolio has a remit on gender and inclusion as a broad issue, with a focus on economic empowerment, agency and leadership, preventing violence against women and girls, enhancing youth skills and promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights. Rising misogyny, mis-and disinformation, and attacks on women’s rights (both online and off) are important new areas of work.
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Research fields
- agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
- agricultural biotechnology
- agriculture, land and farm management
- crop and pasture production
- food sciences
- commerce, management, tourism and services
- economics
- environmental sciences
- human society
- development studies
- gender studies
- policy and administration
- other human society
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