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INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF COOPERATIVES ISSUE BRIEF SERIES Agricultural cooperatives and gender equality Agriculture is the main source of employment and income in rural areas of developing countries, where the majority of the world’s poor and hungry people live. Rural women play crucial roles in agricultural activities and in increasing food and nutrition security, as farmers/producers, workers and entrepreneurs. However, rural women have less access