"The majority of the world's farmers are women."

Betcha never thought of that, didja?

Most governments and individuals don't, either. In much of the world, women can't even own land -- but they're expected to do the sowing and the reaping, along with everything in between.
These small-scale experts, feeding their local communities, are the model the rest of the world should be following, not the other way 'round. But if local and global policies don't combine forces to help these women stay in business, we're headed for famine on a large scale.

Check out this article from the Progressive:

Solving the global food crisis starts with women’s rights

The current food crisis is on the agenda as the G8 summit begins Monday. Will your local news media, via mainstream media wire services, cover the summit from a human/human rights perspective or from a corporate one?