Organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the event aimed to present and discuss the 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems report, recently published by FAO. The discussion highlighted its relevance in accelerating an inclusive, resilient, gender-responsive rural transformation. The event also provided ample opportunity for relevant stakeholders to share insights and lessons from their own work on empowering women in agrifood systems. The main topics included the role of women in agrifood systems, ongoing gender-based challenges, new data and evidence available, and recommendations for increased gender equality in agrifood systems.

Speakers

• Aboud Jumbe, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries (TBC)
• Enock Chikaya – Interim Director, Agricultural Development, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Lauren Phillips – Deputy Director, Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division, FAO
• Robynne Anderson – Director General for the International Agrifood Network
• Temi Okeowo, General Counsel, Babban Gona
• Susan Kaaria – Director of the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)