Women hold the key to building a world free from hunger and poverty
Women empowerment and gender equality is one of the critical ingredients in fighting extreme poverty, hunger and malnutrition, said FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva at Step It Up Together with Rural Women to End Hunger and Poverty at FAO Rome, Italy on 16 December 2016. Below are the Key Facts pointed out in the event: In developing countries, women make up 45% of the agricultural labour force, ranging from 20% in