Photo of the day

Dobally Fatty is one of many women farmers in The Gambia calling for permanent access to and control over a minimum 0.25 hectares of good quality farm land to grow food.

From the BBC on International Women’s Day:

Land rights

Over the past two years food prices in developing countries have risen by about 80%. The charity ActionAid says this has particularly affected women and girls. On International Women’s Day, ActionAid launched a photo exhibition capturing the stories of women taking part in its campaign, HungerFREE Women Speak Out.