Breeding livestock, producing crops and household goods, fetching water and firewood, housework, cooking for family, looking after children, caring for the elderly and sick members of the family – this is the short list of rural women’s obligations in Georgia.

However, the contribution of women to agricultural production remains invisible and under-recognized, according to a report released this week by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), supported by the European Union and the Austrian Government.