This cycle perpetuates poverty, malnutrition, and illiteracy, and these lead to environmental degradation as families are forced to move onto more farm land, and often marginal farm land. If the treatment of children becomes more equal, girls might stay in school longer, and, therefore, make different choices about having children. Start with women. Paradoxically, we have not yet directly or comprehensively addressed the role of women in either food production or population. The 2020 Vision initiative should examine what impediments there are for women in nutrition and agriculture, in addition to addressing those important issues that apply to both genders, such as better use of water resources and sustainability in agriculture.
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