Effective, efficient, ethical solutions to feeding 9 billion people: Invest in Women

Catherine Bertini

No 225564, 2014: Ethics, Efficiency and Food Security: Feeding the 9 Billion, Well, 26-28 August 2014 from Crawford Fund

Abstract: Most of the world’s expected population increase will be in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Growing more food in these regions is imperative, and smallholder farmers are critical to this effort. Women are the core of the agriculture workforce, and their improved productivity is key to this increase. Women are also responsible for feeding their families; feeding growing populations is impossible without significant emphasis on and support for the roles of women and girls.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9
Date: 2014-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.225564

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