Empowering Women Farmers Could Reduce World Hunger

Empowering women in agriculture could raise food output in developing countries by up to 4 percent and cut world hunger by 12 to 17 percent, according to a report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Women make up 43 percent of the farm workforce around the world but most do not have access to agricultural inputs as men, and therefore produce less. Giving women equal access could increase production on farms controlled by women in developing countries by 20 to 30 percent. Read more (Bloomberg News).