The extremes of climate change and now COVID-19 have put Andean farmers at the sharpest end of the food system, and none more so than women, who already perform much of the family farm work. As the gatekeepers to family nutrition and the guardians of crop diversity, women play a defining yet underappreciated role in Peru's food system. This is why the CGIAR GENDER Platform is collating, improving and sharing the tools and approaches needed to make sure that both women and men farmers are equally involved in efforts to breed new varieties, develop new technologies and strengthen the food system, not only in the Andes but across the globe.
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