DAR ES SALAAM, July 4 -- WOMEN and girls remain at the heart of global food systems, yet they continue to face unequal access to land, finance, education, leadership opportunities and decision-making processes.

Across the world, evidence increasingly shows that achieving food security is impossible without addressing gender inequality.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), women remain more food insecure than men globally, while closing gender gaps in agrifood systems could add nearly one trillion US dollars to the world economy and reduce the number of food-insecure people by 45 million.

Globally, about 673 million people experienced hunger in 2024, while millions more continue to struggle with moderate or severe f...