Media Release
The importance of empowering rural women
Today is International Day of Rural Women, which seeks to put a spotlight on gender equality and empowerment of women in rural communities as a key component for a world free from hunger and poverty. Chief Executive Officer of CropLife Australia, the national peak industry organisation for the plant science sector, Mr Matthew Cossey, said, “As an agricultural industry which supports strong rural and regional communities, we recognise how we all benefit from empowering rural…