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This is an excerpt of a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Read the full report at fao.org/3/cc5343en/cc5343en.pdf.
“Globally, the share of both working men and women in agrifood systems declined by almost 10 percentage points between 2005 and 2019. In 2019, 36% of working women globally were employed in agrifood systems, down from 44% in 2005, while 38% of working men were employed in agrifood systems, down from 47%. This reduction was driven by declining employment in primary agricultural production; the share of those working in off-farm segments of agrifood systems remained the same.
Declines of women's employment in agrifood systems are evident in all regions apart
