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The United Nations today launched a programme to empower poor rural women through economic integration and food security initiatives.

“Accelerating Progress Toward the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women” is a five-year initiative that will focus on improving food and nutrition security, increasing rural women’s incomes, enhancing leadership and participation in rural institutions, and creating a more responsive policy environment at national and international levels. (...)

The article:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43069&Cr=women&Cr1=empower#.UGVKzFHAG1c

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On the role of gender equality in securing the right to food:

http://www.srfood.org/index.php/en/component/content/article/1-latest-news/2433-gender-equality-is-secret-weapon-against-hunger-special-rapporteur-to-asian-development-bank

More about:

http://foodtank.org/news/2013/03/fao-publishes-technical-guide-for-gender-equitable-land-rights

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La nuova agricoltura ha un futuro rosa:

http://www.lastampa.it/2012/09/28/societa/la-nuova-agricoltura-ha-un-futuro-rosa-2tdIgoo9BzQsUYSv3VEldJ/index.html

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http://www.lastampa.it/2012/12/14/societa/donna/il-premio-gammadonna-all-eccellenza-femminile-in-agricoltura-1nFoF3DZClyo5Lx1Y2OrSN/pagina.html

http://www.slowfood.it/sloweb/060c6e594eb05cef2effa8bbc2f231dc/agricoltura-sempre-pi&?-session=sf_soci:42F94B5C1d9e031D5ANX68DA2D75