International conference on the role of rural women in the economy

It is an important task worldwide to enable women to contribute to production, to social stability and to tradition preservation – Vladimir Rakhmanin, the European and Central Asian regional representative of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday in Kecskemét at a professional forum.

Vladimir Rakhmanin, at the professional forum stressed that the UN and the FAO considers the increase of the economic empowerment of women as a primary objective; the rural women should be involved in the economy, including the decision-making mechanisms of agriculture. (MTI)