Direct and Indirect Contributions of FAO to the Millennium Development Goals
Promote gender equality and empower women
In countries where agriculture is still labour-intensive, women produce up to 80 percent of food. Helping to eliminate discriminatory policies against women, improving their access to land, agricultural inputs, financial services and skills, and promoting labour-saving technologies all work in favour of empowerment, equality and better lives for women and their families.
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In countries where agriculture is still labour-intensive, women produce up to 80 percent of food. Helping to eliminate discriminatory policies against women, improving their access to land, agricultural inputs, financial services and skills, and promoting labour-saving technologies all work in favour of empowerment, equality and better lives for women and their families.