- According to the Population Reference Bureau, women in developing countries are indispensable to achieving food security, which is defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization as "access for all people at all times to ensure enough food for active, healthy lives."
- According to the United nations report in 2007, however, the percentage of Darfurians growing their own crops has decreased this year: "The people surveyed said that insecurity and a lack of access to their farms were the main reasons, though Sudanese officials have hypothesized that some Darfurians may have simply grown dependent on food aid and chosen to stop farming."
- Furthermore, women's access to food and contribution to food production have been severely restricted because of a lack of access to land and technology, as well as education and health services.
- The Population Reference Bureau states, "A recent World Bank study found that, if women worldwide received the same education as men, global farm yields would rise by as much as 22 percent. Yet women farmers still receive only 5 percent of all agricultural extension services worldwide."
- Journalist Melissa Thaxton of the Population Reference Bureau explains, "The development of crops that grow rapidly, cook easily, and are higher in protein and other nutrients can contribute to greater food security and improved health and well-being of African women."
Starvation - Lack of Education
Starvation of the women of Darfur can also be linked to a lack of education in the region and the necessity of women to fill the roles of working men as a result of the meaningless murders of hundreds of thousands.
