New Database Additions  Short Summary Title Building on Gender, Agrobiodiversity and Local Knowledge - a Training Manual Author The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) Publication Date January 2005 Publisher The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) Summary What are the linkages between local knowledge systems, gender roles and relationships, the conservation and management of agrobiodiversity, plant and animal genetic resources, and food security? This training manual aims to promote a holistic understanding of these components. It is divided into five modules, the first of which introduces the key concepts of agrobiodiversity (the various biological resources that are important for food and agriculture and on which many people's food and livelihood security depends), gender and local knowledge in relation to food security and provides an overview of the main issues. The second introduces the sustainable livelihoods framework (a people-focused analysis of the management of agrobiodiversity) as a tool to explore the linkages between agrobiodiversity, gender and local knowledge. The third focuses on the linkages between agrobiodiversity and gender from a livelihoods perspective, including gendered household roles and responsibilities, and men and women's differing vulnerability to shocks. Module four analyses the relationship between agrobiodiversity and local knowledge, and the final one provides a case study reflecting the conceptual aspects covered throughout. Modules contain fact sheets which cover key aspects and linkages between agrobiodiversity, gender and local knowledge. They include short practical examples as evidence of the relevance of the topics; key points to help the reader synthesise information; and 'Process Sheets' as guides to trainers on the structure and planning of each module. For example, Module 3 on 'Gender Relations and Policies, Institutions and Processes', includes an introduction to legal instruments that regulate the management and use of agrobiodiversity (such as the Convention on Biological Diversity), provides a case study on commercial gardening in Mali, and a series of key points which include highlighting what little has been done to implement the recognition of gender differences in policies and programmes for agrobiodiversity management and conservation. The resource also includes full texts of a number of short key readings for those wanting more information. Introduction, and modules 1 and 2: ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/y5956e/y5956e00.pdf Modules 3, 4 and 5: ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/y5956e/y5956e01.pdf Key readings: ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/y5956e/y5956e02.pdf