To: The United States House of Representatives
Help Women Feed the World
Up to 150 million more people would have enough to eat if women had equal access to agricultural production. Please support the Global Food Security Act to empower women and reduce poverty.
Why is this important?
As fall approaches, women, children, and families in West Africa, India, Syria, and across the developing world are starving on their feet.
Sixty percent of the 925 million people on this planet who do not get enough to eat are women. But up to 150 million more people would have enough to eat if women had equal access to agricultural production.
the Global Food Security Act (H.R. 2822).
This legislation would promote food access, availability, and stability. In situations of conflict, natural disaster or just extreme poverty, women often eat last and eat least. They need food stability, ensuring that food reserves and markets are open to them during vulnerable times.
It would also increase the yield and capacity of smallholder farmers, the majority of whom are women. This means supporting women in getting the seeds and fertilizer, trainings, credit, and the overall market access they need to increase production and sell at local markets.
This is a unique and important moment in the campaign to reduce world hunger by empowering women. I hope you will help...
Sixty percent of the 925 million people on this planet who do not get enough to eat are women. But up to 150 million more people would have enough to eat if women had equal access to agricultural production.
the Global Food Security Act (H.R. 2822).
This legislation would promote food access, availability, and stability. In situations of conflict, natural disaster or just extreme poverty, women often eat last and eat least. They need food stability, ensuring that food reserves and markets are open to them during vulnerable times.
It would also increase the yield and capacity of smallholder farmers, the majority of whom are women. This means supporting women in getting the seeds and fertilizer, trainings, credit, and the overall market access they need to increase production and sell at local markets.
This is a unique and important moment in the campaign to reduce world hunger by empowering women. I hope you will help...