In her message to the three Rome-based UN agencies (FAO, IFAD and WFP), the US Secretary of State emphasized the need to support women in agriculture, so they can become full partners in meeting the MDGs.

"Achieving gender equality is not merely a question of fairness - but also a strategic economic decision which the world can no longer afford to delay," said Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Jacobo Regalado, Minister of Agriculture for Honduras, says FAO's latest SOFA report is an important document that sheds light on many critical issues related to women and agriculture. (Spanish)

This video gives an overview of an FAO project in Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique and East Timor that works to increase men's and women's security of land tenure, as well as access to water and other natural resources.

This video presents highlights from an FAO workshop that took place in Lisbon from 3-4 June 2010. The workshop helped to identify key lessons from an FAO project carried out in Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique and East Timor to address gender equality issues in access to land and water.