Woman working in rural area. Women preparing sweet potato meal to sell in Assouba, Côte d'Ivoire. Photo Credit: UN Photo/Patricia Esteve
"The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have gender equality and women’s empowerment at their core, and include a target to “double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women”. Indeed, rural women are critical to the success of almost all of the 17 SDGs."
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Rural women, the majority of whom depend on natural resources and agriculture for their livelihoods, make up over a quarter of the total world population. In developing countries, rural women represent approximately 43 per cent of the agricultural labour force, and produce, process and prepare much of the food available, thereby giving them primary responsibility for food security.
Publication details
Number of pages: 40, 28, 100, 132
Publication date: 2015
Languages: English
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