Maya Takagi, Deputy Leader of the FAO Strategic Programme on Rural Poverty Reduction, and Ana Paula De La O Campos, Programme Adviser, together explain the importance of agriculture in poverty reduction and in improving rural lives.

Dono Abdurazakova, Senior Gender and Social Protection Specialist in FAO's Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, discusses the situation for rural women in the region, reflecting on FAO’s work to date and on future activities for gender equality and women's empowerment.

Malika A-Martini, FAO's Regional Gender Officer for the Near East and North Africa, discusses the situation for rural women in the region, reflecting on FAO’s work to date and on future activities for gender equality and women's empowerment.

Clara Park, FAO's Regional Gender Officer for the Asia and the Pacific, discusses the situation for rural women in the region, reflecting on FAO’s work to date and on future activities for women's empowerment and gender equality.

Kostas Stamoulis, FAO Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Development Department, talks about the importance of women's empowerment and gender equality in rural communities, underlining the essential role of policy work.