Is women’s empowerment the solution to world hunger?

The World

The United Nations is reporting that the world is hungrier than ever. This year, the number of people going hungry will top 1 billion for the first time ? not a milestone anyone wanted to reach. But a new report claims to have the solution: Give women more power. The BBC’s Mark Doyle joins us with the story.

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