The vital role of women in agriculture and rural development
The document highlights the vital role of women in agriculture and rural development. It demonstrates that eliminating the gap between men and women in access to agricultural resources would raise yields on women’s farms by 20-30 per cent and increase agricultural production in developing countries by 2.5-4 per cent, which could in turn reduce the number of undernourished people ly by 12-17 percent or 100-150 million people.
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Bibliographic information
Subject area(s): Local development; Rural development; Economic empowerment; Poverty
Resource type: Issue papers
Resource year: 2011
Publishing entities: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
