Leadership of MWSA, MOA, research institutions and projects overall reflect on the achievements, challenges and future directions to a better gender equality as the nation and in the agriculture sector.
Four individuals participated in the panel discussion
Dr. Muluembet Zenebe, Addis Ababa University Center for gender Studies
HE State Minister W/ro Hikma Hayredin from MWSA,
HE Dr. Sofia Kasssa, State Minister MOA
W/ro Aynie Habtamu, Program Coordinator from WEGO Program, CARE Ethiopia
The thought leaders convened at a side event held at the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) in New York. The side event was co-hosted by the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Uganda, and Malawi to the United Nations.
The event took stock of the progress on gender equality and emphasized the critical role of well-designed policies in shifting the needle toward equitable agrifood systems.
In a recorded message, Ambassador Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile, the representative of the Republic of South Africa to Italy, urged organizations working in food systems to collaborate in developing innovative solutions to translate the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Voluntary Guidelines into tangible actions for equitable agrifood systems in Africa.