How gender equality can play a role in agriculture

A Pakistani female farmer harvests crop in a field in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, April 16, 201.(AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) Source: AP

The first international conference on gender equality through agricultural research for development 'Seeds for change' is taking place in Canberra.

Participants from 45 countries including researchers and practitioners from diverse fields of social science and agriculture focussing on food/commodity/cash crops, subsistence/semi-subsistence sectors, supply chains, climate, forestry, fisheries, and water management will take part in discussions focusing on gender equality.

SBS Urdu spoke ACIAR Pakistan Country Manager, Munawar Kazmi about the challenges women face in agriculture sector in Pakistan and how gender equality can improve.

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