Theme for International Women's Day 2011: Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women 2

Summary: 2 The International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD along with FAO and WFP brings support to such initiatives Ms Maria Hartl is Technical Adviser on Gender and Social Equity Last December 2010 in Rome she attended a workshop held by the FAO jointly with IFAD Women and value chains sharing experiences and lessons from selected African women leaders from West and Central Africa Maria Hartl had this view on the role of women in agriculture