Rural

In the U.S., although rural areas grow most of our food, those living in rural areas are also more likely to face hunger. For example, 84 percent of U.S. counties with the highest percentage of childhood hunger are rural. Globally, two-thirds of all people living in extreme poverty live in rural areas.

Rural communities have been and are actively present and resilient. Discrimination is why women farmers in low-income countries labor with fewer productive resources than their male counterparts. We invite more voices to speak up about “food deserts” in the U.S. and call for an end to hunger in rural communities.

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