Myth

The majority of food producers are men.

Fact

Globally, women have more responsibility for food production. In
general, more women are in unpaid, seasonal and in part-time work,
and are often paid less for the same work as men. This means that
cannot verify empirically the amount of food produced by women.
This sentence needs an edit. Perhaps: As a result, the amount of food
produced by women cannot be completely measured or verified
Combining data from publicly available sources shows that women
make up 43% of the global agricultural labour force, and in subSaharan Africa, this proportion is as high as 90%. This figure of 43%
does not include the unpaid domestic tasks related to food production
undertaken by women, such as processing food crops, collecting fuel,
and preparing and cooking food.

Topic

Food System

Label

Myth

URL

https://developmenteducation.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Food-Systems-myth-buster-WEB.pdf