Gender and Agriculture Development Strategy II (GADS II). Country/Territory Ghana Document type Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Land & soil, Cultivated plants Keyword Sustainable development Gender Equity Agricultural land Land tenure Climate change Poverty Rural youth Credit Crops/grasses Cooperative/producer organization Traditional rights/customary rights Food security Property rights Animal production Geographical area Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa Entry into force notes 2015 - 2020. Abstract This Gender and Agriculture Development Strategy is the second cross-sectoral document of the kind that follows and completes the Gender and Agriculture Development Strategy (GADS I) of 2001. It aims at adopting gender mainstreaming approach to gender equality in the agriculture sector providing guidance to the concerned stakeholders to be more gender-responsive in their programming and interventions. Main goals are (i) provide guidance for integration of gender equality in the implementation of agricultural development policies and programs; (ii) give recognition to the potential that men, women, the youth and Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) have in accelerating agricultural growth and development; (iii) recognize the threat that the HIV/AIDS epidemic poses to the sector; and (iv) highlight the need to obtain gender-disaggregated data for planning programs to meet the diverse needs of the different groups along the Agricultural Value Chain. To achieve the goals, nine strategic objectives have been set out as follows (i) strengthen institutional capacity for Gender-responsive policies, programmes, projects, budgets and monitoring and evaluation within MOFA; (ii) enhance equitable delivery of agricultural services and access to inputs; (iii) enhance access to land, information on land rights and tenure security (iv) develop and disseminate gender-sensitive appropriate technology along the agricultural value chain including climate smart practices; (v) promote gender-responsive agribusiness, value-addition and market access for livelihood and growth in incomes; (vi) promote gender-sensitive research and extension linkages; (vii) promote equal representation and participation in decision-making by women and men at all levels; (viii) harness the potentials of vulnerable farmers for social protection along the Agricultural Value Chain; and (ix) strengthen gender co-ordination among key ministries, civil society, the private sector and development partners. Full text English