women and agriculture
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Women and Agriculture
Juhie BhatiaWomen's eNews, Managing Editor
Global Voices Online, Public Health Editor
Thailand
"Even talking only about the rural areas, women produce 50% of the food of the
world. They receive only 1% of the credit but they produce 50% of the food."
--Rebeca Grynspan, United Nations Development Program Under-Secretary General and Associate Administrator
Australia
Vital Work
�Women make up on average 43% of the agricultural labor force in developing countries.�But some 60% of the world’s chronically hungry are women and girls.
U.S.A
Common Work
Women in agriculture work as:�Farmers�Laborers (paid/unpaid)�Entrepreneurs
They are more likely to hold work that is:�Seasonal�Low-wage�Part-time
Kenya
Gender Gap
But female farmers have less access than male farmers to:
•Resources•Services
•Opportunities
Afghanistan
While the gender gap varies by resource and location, gaps exist in areas such as:
•Land•Livestock•Education•Financial services•Technology
Greece
Food Security
•Giving women the same tools and resources as men could increase agricultural production by 2.5 to 4%.
•This could reduce the number of hungry people by 12 to 17%, or by 100 to 150 million people.
Tanzania
•Eliminate discrimination under the law•Gender-aware policy and programming •Gather sex-specific data•Ensure women's voices are heard
Egypt
The Role of Media
•Media is another way to share female farmers' voices.•But in agricultural stories monitored in Mali, Uganda and Zambia, only 20% of sources were farmers and other rural, agricultural workers.•Just 11% of the sources and 22% of the
reporters were women.
Laos
Improving Coverage
•Gender equality in newsrooms•Examine the gender angle•Training•Talk to farmers•Diversity •Include male voices
Albania
For More Information:
�"Women in Agriculture: Closing the Gender Gap for Development," FAO, March 2011:http://bit.ly/e4Umxf
�Preventing Hunger, Focus on Women, World Food Programme:http://bit.ly/khmnOh
�“Reporting on Agriculture and Women: Africa,” IWMF, Feb 2009:http://bit.ly/m6YgMw
�Photos from the blog Shakesville:http://bit.ly/2MeB1v Guatemala
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