IFPRI Director General: Most of the farming jobs in Uzbekistan are done by women (Kun.uz)

Uzbekistan’s Kun.uz conducted an interview with Director General Shenggen Fan on the occasion of his visit to Tashkent for the 2019 Global Food Policy Report launch. Fan outlined the purpose of his visit to Uzbekistan, namely to create opportunities for IFPRI to support the government in its development and implementation of an agricultural strategy as it transitions into World Trade Organization membership and faces the challenges of climate change, malnutrition and cultivating a market- and technology-driven agricultural sector. Fan also called for rural revitalization, noting the importance of empowering and educating women, who represent the majority of Uzbekistan’s farm workers and are underpaid.