Women account for half the farming labor force. FAO finds a 43 percent payment gap

Women represent around 43 percent of the agricultural labor force, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The numbers were released on the occasion of International Women's Day.

FAO's figures also indicated that only nine percent of farms are headed and operated by women, and only five percent of agricultural land is cultivated by women.

Raphael Debbane, Head of Agricultural Committee at the Federation of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture in Le...

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