{"id":1892,"date":"2012-03-07T07:12:30","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T07:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.womennet.am?p=1892"},"modified":"2012-03-14T08:14:36","modified_gmt":"2012-03-14T08:14:36","slug":"%d5%b4%d5%a1%d6%80%d5%bf%d5%ab-8-%d5%b6-%d5%a1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%80%d5%ab-%d5%b6%d5%be%d5%ab%d6%80%d5%be%d5%a1%d5%ae-%d5%a7-%d5%a3%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b2%d5%a1%d5%a2%d5%b6%d5%a1%d5%af","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.womennet.am\/en\/%d5%b4%d5%a1%d6%80%d5%bf%d5%ab-8-%d5%b6-%d5%a1%d5%b5%d5%bd-%d5%bf%d5%a1%d6%80%d5%ab-%d5%b6%d5%be%d5%ab%d6%80%d5%be%d5%a1%d5%ae-%d5%a7-%d5%a3%d5%b5%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b2%d5%a1%d5%a2%d5%b6%d5%a1%d5%af\/","title":{"rendered":"The Theme of International Women\u2019s Day 2012: Empower Rural Women \u2013 End Hunger and Poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\u201cInvest in rural women. Eliminate discrimination against them in law and in practice. Ensure that policies respond to their needs. Give them equal access to resources. Provide rural women with a role in decision-making.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Recognizing the critical role and contribution of rural women, the theme of International Women\u2019s Day 2012 is Empower Rural Women \u2013 End Hunger and Poverty.<\/p>\n

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Key contributors to global economies, rural women play a critical role in both developed and developing nations \u2014 they enhance agricultural and rural development, improve food security and can help reduce poverty levels in their communities. In some parts of the world, women represent 70 percent of the agricultural workforce, comprising 43 percent of agricultural workers worldwide.<\/p>\n

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Estimates reveal that if women had the same access to productive resources as men, they could increase yields on their farms by 20\u201330 percent, lifting 100-150 million out of hunger.<\/p>\n

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Healthcare, education, gender inequality and limited access to credit, however, have posed a number of challenges for rural women. Further, the global food and economic crisis and climate change have aggravated the situation. It is estimated that 60 percent of chronically hungry people are women and girls. Yet, the Food and Agriculture Organization estimates reveal that productivity gains from ensuring equal access to fertilizers, seeds and tools for women could reduce the number of hungry people by between 100 million and 150 million.<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/events\/womensday\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo by Karen Minasyan,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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