NENA Regional Network on Nutrition-sensitive Food System

FAO

NENA Regional Network on Nutrition-sensitive Food System

Empowering women and ensuring gender equality in agri-food systems to achieve better nutrition - Technical brief

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Cairo, Egypt ;

Pages 6p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Gender inequalities and malnutrition are inextricable parts of the vicious cycle of poverty and food insecurity. Gender inequality in agrifood systems contribute to hunger rise and malnutrition. Thus, gender inequality can be also the cause of undernutrition, both acute and chronic. There is growing emphasis on agrifood systems transformation for improving nutrition, reducing poverty and food insecurity. It is important to consider gender equality at all stages of nutrition-sensitive agrifood systems from production, harvesting, processing, marketing and consumption to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Language English

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