Top Ten Reads—Putting Women at The Center of Policy Reforms to Address Agrifood Systems Transformation in Africa
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Addressing gender equality and women’s empowerment means addressing the constraining social norms and rigid gender roles that affect women’s participation in agrifood systems.
As the world looks to recover and reimagine agrifood systems, increasing attention is being placed on addressing social barriers and gender-blind policies in these systems.
Reports indicate that agrifood systems employ 66 percent of women in sub-Saharan Africa, and economic growth from agriculture is 11 times more effective at reducing extreme poverty than any other sector. Yet, Women’s roles tend to be marginalized.
Therefore, sustaining a thriving agrifood system will require intentional effort toward women’s empowerment measures from gender-transformative approaches to gender-responsive policies that address the broader socioeconomic context where inequities occur.
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