Conference Overview
The intent of the Second International Women in Agriculture Conference is to continue to create new opportunities and raise international awareness of the contributions of women to rural development and production agriculture. The conference provides practical information and training which participants can take back to their communities.
Women working on farms and ranches play a vital role in ensuring a healthy, safe, and abundant supply of food. In developing countries, rural women -- small farmers, laborers, and entrepreneurs -- help produce most of the food, create many of the jobs, and manage most of their countries' natural resources. Despite these contributions, millions of rural women worldwide live below the poverty level, struggling to survive with scarce resources and little training or education.
This conference will focus on the status of women in agricultural economies and how they are impacted by rural policies, both in the United States and internationally. The conference will examine networking and outreach opportunities for rural women.
Participants of the Second International Conference on Women in Agriculture
include:
President's Interagency Council on Women and the United
States Department of Agriculture.
For more information, please contact us at ICWA.