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Men and women in agriculture: closing the gap

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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_filefao-closing-gaplogo-jpg-borderleft250pxlinkhttpwww-fao-orgsofagenderen-new-website-on-men-and-women-in-agriculture-closing-the-gap"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">[File file=FAO-closing-gapLogo.jpg |border|left|250px link=http://www.fao.org/sofa/gender/en/] New website on "Men and women in agriculture: closing the gap"</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#w_main-findings-from-the-sofa-2011"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Main findings from the SOFA 2011</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_see-also"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_external-links"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li>
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</div><h2 id="w_filefao-closing-gaplogo-jpg-borderleft250pxlinkhttpwww-fao-orgsofagenderen-new-website-on-men-and-women-in-agriculture-closing-the-gap">[File file=FAO-closing-gapLogo.jpg |border|left|250px link=http://www.fao.org/sofa/gender/en/] New website on "Men and women in agriculture: closing the gap"</h2>
<p>FAO has launched a sister site to its <a href="http://www.fao.org/gender/gender-home/en/" alt="gender website">gender website</a>, dedicated to the organization’s latest research and knowledge to close the gender gap in agriculture to achieve food security for all. The <a href="http://www.fao.org/sofa/gender" alt="“Men and women in agriculture: closing the gap” website">“Men and women in agriculture: closing the gap” website</a> features the findings and policy recommendations of the State of Food and Agriculture 2001 (SOFA): “Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development,” and will be continuously enriched with FAO’s groundbreaking research on the issue.
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</p><p>The site offers a topical approach to closing the gender gap in access to agricultural resources, with key facts and policy recommendations broken down by theme including [Pagelink infos="Access to Education|education"], [Pagelink infos="Access to bank loans|financial services"], information and extension, [Pagelink infos="Access to land|land"], livestock, rural employment, farm labour and [Pagelink infos="Gender Equality and Web 2.0|technologies"], allowing visitors to quickly access the specific information they need. A video and an interview with Terri Raney, the team leader and FAO Senior Economist behind the SOFA 2011 are also available, as well as the report itself in all official UN languages.
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<h3 id="w_main-findings-from-the-sofa-2011">Main findings from the SOFA 2011</h3>
<p>[Pagelink infos="The SOFA Report 2011: “Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development”|The SOFA 2011"] reveals that the agriculture sector is underperforming in many developing countries, in part because across countries and contexts, women have consistently less access than men to agricultural assets, inputs and services and to rural employment opportunities. Increasing women’s access to land, livestock, education, financial services, extension, technology and rural employment would boost their productivity by 20 to 30 percent, which alone could lift 100–150 million people out of hunger, and generate gains in food security, economic growth and social welfare.
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<h2 id="w_see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li>[Pagelink infos="FAO|FAO page"]
</li><li>[Pagelink infos="The_SOFA_Report_2011:_%E2%80%9CWomen_in_agriculture:_Closing_the_gender_gap_for_development%E2%80%9D|The SOFA Report 2011: “Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development”"]
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<h2 id="w_external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.fao.org/sofa/gender/en/" alt="Men and women in agriculture: closing the gap website">Men and women in agriculture: closing the gap website</a> 
</li><li><a href="http://www.fao.org/gender/gender-home/en/" alt="FAO Gender website">FAO Gender website</a>
</li><li><a href="http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i2050e/i2050e.pdf" alt="The State of Food and Agriculture 2011 (SOFA) report">The State of Food and Agriculture 2011 (SOFA) report</a> 
</li><li>Access the video animation in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpKF6e8k8MM" alt="Spanish">Spanish</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffWVwEfnGh4" alt="French">French</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQm2PvglUnM" alt="Chinese">Chinese</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIxDUeqpBm4" alt="Russian">Russian</a>.
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