Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet.
In this episode, Nourishing the Planet research intern Evy Drawec explains how women farmers, who produce more than half of the food in the world, can play a critical role in alleviating global hunger and poverty. Increased investment in the millions of women worldwide who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods could improve the nutrition, education, and health of entire communities.
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To read more about how empowering women can help to alleviate poverty and hunger, see: Women Farmers: An ‘Untapped Solution’ to Global Hunger, Women Entrepreneurs: Added Value and Banking on the Harvest.
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