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Danielle Nierenberg of the Food Think Tank says “women are the backbone of
farming.
“Across the planet, women and girl farmers play a big
role in changing the food system and creating a well-nourished world.
“In fact, approximately 70 percent of
all farmers in the developing world are women.
“In poor and rich nations alike, they are taking on more
defined roles in food and agriculture.”
She has helped to produce a video about this situation.
“If access to new technology and resources is made
available to women farmers, yields could increase by 20 to 30 percent and
could reduce the number of hungry people in world by 100 to 150 million
people,” Nierenberg writes.
“When women have the right tools, they have limitless
potential.
“According to the United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF), ‘healthy, educated, and empowered women are more likely to have
healthy, educated, and confident children.’
“Addressing the deep-rooted inequalities that currently
prevent women from gaining equal access to tools and resources will level the
playing field and help close the gender gap,” she writes.
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