I want to share with my opinion regarding our discussion topic. We know that the number of people in the world is growing by about 70-80 million people a year. If we look at agriculture and the provision of food, each person tends to increase consumption, and the relative consumption also increases due to population growth. The new agricultural technologies could help households to higher the quality and quantity of their products and have access to healthy food. From my experience in Feed the Future Tajikistan health and nutrition activity I can say that the main agricultural activities in rural areas done by women, and they need access to resources, knowledge and services.
What challenges does agriculture face in future?
- Lack of new irrigated land.
- Climate change.
- Soil degradation.
- Deficit of fresh water.
- Food Waste-Compromising Food Security.
- Resource Depletion.
- Population growth.
Of course all these challenges would bring us to hunger and poverty. It is a time to think about integration gender in nutrition activities, which should be considered by Extension providers and give answer to the question "Will there be enough food to satisfy the growing population?" Through agricultural extension and advisory services to both men and women we can prevent hunger and poverty.
女士 Lola Gaparova