Tbilisi. Gender, agriculture and rural development in Georgia – was the main topic of discussion at the meeting where FAO brought together all the stakeholders and implementing partners of the EU-supported European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD).

The participants talked about the existing gender inequalities in agriculture, their causes, and their impact on the economic and social development of rural areas. The attendees debated on the challenges, gaps and practices that are being improved or need to be considered by policy-makers to support the economic empowerment of rural women in Georgia.

Source: The organization’s webpage