Women are the world’s food producers, making up 43% of the global agriculture labor force. Women tend dairy cows, conserve indigenous seeds, grow gardens for schools, harvest coffee, and carry out many other –frequently unpaid- tasks. Yet, often times their hard work is taken for granted when we enjoy our meals. It is important to invest in women farmers and make sure that they have the same access to resources - including knowledge and technologies – as men.
Women in agricultural development: the challenging task of coordinating multilateral collaboration
Gender equality, the unresolved challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean
Gender equity: engine for the development of family farming
Network of rural woman producers is revitalized with support from IICA
Charla: El rol de las mujeres rurales en el desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, durante el Seminario Internacional "Las Mujeres rurales pilar fundamental en el desarrollo y sostenibilidad de la agricultura familiar", que se realizó del 1° al 4 de noviembre en la sede central del IICA.