2024 Report on Sci-Tech Empowering Rural Transformation highlights women’s innovation and entrepreneurship

A pre-recorded video message by Siddharth Chatterjee, UN resident coordinator in China, plays during the International Forum on Sci-Tech Empowering Rural Transformation - 3rd Event’s opening ceremony.

“The 2030 Agenda cannot be fully realized without the active and equal participation of women in all aspects of society,” stated Siddharth Chatterjee, UN resident coordinator in China, in a pre-recorded video message during the event’s opening ceremony. “And it is up to us to challenge this trend [of unequal participation] by engaging women more proactively in shaping the economy, society and the environment. China’s progress in rural digital infrastructure, gender-friendly agricultural innovations, improving women’s working conditions in rural areas, and increasing female farmers’ scientific and digital literacy offers a valuable insight for other developing countries.”