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Effective, Efficient, Ethical Solution to Feeding 9 Billion: Invest in Women

Professor Catherine Bertini
Senior Fellow, Global Agricultural Development Initiative, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs; Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University; former Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme (1992-2002)

Most of the population increase will be in South Asia and Sub Saharan Africa. Growing more food in these regions is imperative, and small holder farmers are critical to this effort. Women are the core of the agriculture work force, 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.