Women as producers and consumers are central to any food economy. Their empowerment leads to improved child development, better health and nutritional outcomes for households and higher productivity for small-scale food producers, including women. Therefore, women should be at the centre of any food security strategy as it is the most cost-effective measure to reduce hunger and malnutrition for all. Failure to recognise women’s role as food producers results in misguided policies and programmes with higher levels of poverty and food and nutrition insecurity.

Women, Seeds & the Right to Food for All

Извор: WUNRN – 02.02.2015