Empowerment is key to eradicating hunger

Global food security largely depends on smallholder family farms where in many regions of the world women play a crucial role as both producers and providers of food.

Global food security largely depends on smallholder family farms where in many regions of the world women play a crucial role as both producers and providers of food.

Studies show that when women and other rural poor have better access to resources, the benefits are far-reaching. Families are healthier, more children attend school, agricultural productivity improves, incomes increase, and rural communities become more food secure and resilient.

In short, given access to the right tools and knowledge, women can play an important part in eradicating hunger and ensuring food security. FAO wishes women everywhere a happy International Women’s Day!

Read our stories of how women are playing a role in eradicating hunger:

• Poultry projects enhance lives of Afghan women
• FAO-Government project to intensify agriculture pays off for female farmers in Niger
• Community listeners’ clubs empower rural women and men