Before then, the predominant regular work was in agriculture.

For such women, working in agriculture is their only choice.

About 70 of workers were occupied in agriculture and 10 in industry.

Agriculture is the main employer, job creator, and export in most developing countries.

Farming and food surpluses led to the division of labor.

Limited progress has been made in the non agricultural labour market and in political life.

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Support for the preparation of sectoral reports on women in agriculture and rural development has been provided to an additional 17 countries by the FAO Office for the Near East (RNEA) under the Regional Programme of Action for Women in Agriculture in the Near East (RPAWANE).

Persons that deal with agriculture and cattle herding within the framework of productive and reproductive ( unproductive ) work are included into the active rural population.

I thought I might try my hand at farming or ranching if I can find me some cattle.

Seven million dollars has been devoted to the support of basic agriculture and 3.7 million to job creation.

So what do they do to survive? They farm, certainly, in and around the rural settlements.

However, manufacturing's contribution to job creation is historically lower than job creation in agriculture and services.

(NSO, 2000a).

In the field of agriculture

In this regard, the work of the Consultative Task Force on Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing Countries was appreciated, as was that of the UNCTAD FAO IFOM International Task Force on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture.

In the Programme of Action, forests are linked to other issues, including agriculture, food security and climate change.

Many of those countries were heavily dependent on agriculture for employment and income thus renewal of efforts to develop their agriculture was perhaps the most important priority in the foreseeable future.

Section IV highlights recent activities related to organic agriculture, including activities of the International Task Force on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture and TC CB activities.

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt is a ministerial body in charge of agriculture and land reclamation in Egypt.

Agriculture has been responsible for 65 per cent of employment and 70 per cent of its foreign exchange earnings.

Finland's agriculture was efficient and productive at least when compared with farming in other European countries.

They only come back home at the farming season.

Women in agriculture2

Care of Day Labourers in Agriculture

However, the public sector has been unable to achieve consistency and sustainability because of a number of factors, including

International Labour Organization (ILO) evidence shows that countries where productivity and employment in agriculture have both grown have had the greatest declines in extreme poverty.

The ITF is an open ended platform for dialogue between private and public institutions involved in regulatory activities in the OA sector.

5. Agriculture

Agriculture and forestry 733.4 b

Agriculture 165.6

Programme Agriculture and timber

B. Agriculture . 60 64 15

1. Agriculture

(c) Agriculture.

6. Agriculture

Agriculture and forestry 714.4 700.0

Agriculture and forestry.

Agriculture and forestry

97. In the field of agriculture, studies were conducted on agriculture and forestry development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Agriculture in Angola has a tremendous potential.

Emergency food and agriculture support

(iii) Agricultural sector

The RPAWANE reports will be consolidated into a synthesis report on women in agriculture in the Near East and submitted to ESCWA as a regional input to the World Conference.