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Gender needs expressed in the State of Food and Agriculture
Report 2011
M. Ann Tutwiler Deputy Director General - Knowledge
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
ARDD Learning event Rio de Janeiro 18 June 2012
Women are a key resource in agriculture
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Developing
countries
Sub-Saharan
Africa
Latin America
and the Caribbean
East and
Southeast Asia
Near East and
North Africa
South Asia
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Agriculture Industry Services
Female share of agricultural labour force
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East and Southeast Asia Latin America and the CaribbeanNear East and North Africa South AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
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Malawi Madagascar
Ghana Viet NamTajikistan Pakistan
Nepal Indonesia
Bangladesh Panama
Nicaragua Guatemala
Ecuador Bolivia
Average farm size (ha)
Female-headed households Male-headed households
But they control less land
Women farmers produce less per unit of land…
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Sorghum Vegetables All cropsPercentage
Gap between yields on male- and female-controlled plots in Burkina Faso
…because they use fewer inputs (e.g. fertilizers)
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Nigeria Malawi
Madagascar Ghana
Viet NamTajikistan
PakistanNepal
Bangladesh Panama
Nicaragua Guatemala
Ecuador Bolivia
Percentage of households using fertilizers
Female-headed households Male-headed households
Women and men have different innovation needs
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OthersAg.inputs & tech.
HealthIGAs
Capital-creditEducation
Labour-saving tech
Women Men
What needs to be done: 6 priority areas
• Policy
• Legal
• Technology
• Leadership
• Social
• Knowledge & Research
Thank you.
M. Ann Tutwiler Deputy Director General - Knowledge
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations