The results on this front were not dramatic. However, the results of Cairo will certainly be useful for people who care about food affordability. The Cairo document reflected general agreement that food, nutrition, and population are linked, and that the ability of countries to address food issues would probably be improved if population growth were slowed. But, this should not lead us to the conclusion that population is the only or most important factor. Widespread poverty, the absence of measures to address poverty, and unsustainable and inequitable distribution of land and water resources also must be addressed.
Women already play an enormous role in food.
They're responsible for over 80 percent of food production in Africa, for example. Yet they have very little access to agricultural extension, to credit, or to land titles. I think that the status of women must be improved and their access to these things must dramatically increase. But, above all, we must increase the access of girls and women to better education, and increase their stature in the family and community. The reality is that 95 percent of the growth in population will occur in the developing world.