Empowering rural women is a logical choice to achieving food and nutrition security according to UN food relief agencies: International Fund for Agricultural Development, UN Food & Agriculture Organization, and the World Food Programme. Pictured here is a woman from Ghana who is planting a shea tree. This not only fosters riverbank conservation but is also a tool for economic empowerment — shea butter to eat and also sold for cosmetics.
“Feminization of agriculture” triggered by the migration of men in developing countries to urban centers is a new trend with about 50% of women constituting the agricultural workforce.
UN News Centre
“Women are the backbone of rural societies as they grow and process food and make sure their families are well-fed and well-nourished,” said International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Kanayo Nwanze in his opening remarks at an event in Rome, where the UN food-related agencies are headquartered.
“Rural women need more opportunities to participate, improve their skills, gain access to assets, and be involved in agricultural production and marketing. Let us all work together to empower women to achieve food and nutrition security. For their sake and the sake of their families and communities,” he added.
Joining the IFAD President were leaders from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to share their approaches to empowering rural women, promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in an effort to reduce rural poverty.
This year’s International Women’s Day – celebrated around the world 8 March – also marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Beijing Platform for Action. However, despite that historic agreement by 189 governments, no country in the world has yet achieved gender equality.
WFP’s Purchase for Progress (P4P) initiative has in five years tripled women’s participation in P4P-supported farmers’ organizations in 20 countries, impacting some 300,000 women.
“By purchasing crops traditionally cultivated by women, such as beans and soya, WFP demonstrated the key role rural women play as we work together to achieve a world with zero hunger,” Ertharin Cousin, WFP’s Executive Director, said.
“While acknowledging the success of this programme we must scale up the lessons learned to ensure greater opportunities for more women.”
Food security overall would improve significantly if women were empowered with the same opportunities that men have, but it is a complex problem that needs a comprehensive approach, stressed FAO’s Marcela Villarreal.
“While significant progress has been made in improving the lives of women since the Beijing conference, we’re concerned that rural women are lagging behind in every development indicator – both behind rural men and urban women.”
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