Abstract

Food security is defined as having physical and economic access to enough, safe, and nutritious food to suit all
people's dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life at all times. In Sub-Saharan Africa,
women produce 70% to 80% of household food, 65% in Asia, and 45% in Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite
unequal access to land, inputs such as improved seeds and fertilizer, and information, they achieve this. Women
farmers can attain yields that are equivalent to, or perhaps much higher than, those of men if they have equal
access to resources and human capital. Thus, in order for women to realize their full potential in terms of food
security, national governments and international organizations must implement policies in three key areas. They
must first strengthen women's physical and human capital. Improving women's access to resources, technology,
and information can help them produce more food. Literacy training for women and greater educational
opportunities for females will boost production both now and in the future. Second, policymakers must improve
women's earning power in order to maximize the benefits of women's earnings for household food security and
nutrition. Strategies should strive to boost women's productivity in both paid job and domestic production, so that
women can increase their salaries without compromising extra time, the welfare of their children, or their own
health and nutrition status. Third, they must safeguard women's health and nutrition in order for them to carry
out their productive and reproductive tasks