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The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Mr.Petros Xenophontos, had today, 29 May 2023, a meeting in his office with the Commissioner for Gender Equality, Ms.
During the meeting, the Commissioner for Equality informed the Minister about the President's Governance Programme of the President of the Republic on issues related to the promotion of equality between men and women, in the context of the effort to integrate them horizontally in all Ministries and Deputy Ministries, as well as in their policies. A key principle of the Commissioner is to promote the systematic training of officials and public servants on the importance of gender mainstreaming in the portfolio of each Ministry and Deputy Ministry.
Xenophontos also stressed the need to give a voice to rural women and to empower and train women farmers in new technologies. Finally, it was agreed that the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment and the Office of the Commissioner for Equality should work together to engage more and more women in the field of rural development.
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