Gender equality is the final segment in the IFDC blog series Six Pieces of the Innovation Puzzle.

Women comprise almost half of the agricultural labor force in developing countries but lack equitable access to land, technology and markets. Empowered with the same opportunities as men, female farmers could grow 20-30 percent more food. Closing this gender gap would reduce the number of hungry people by up to 17 percent, making rural women the driving force for a food-secure world.

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