 Today, we are here, among others, to emphasize the fundamental role and key dimensions of parliamentarians' work to achieve gender equality and women's empowerment in the agricultural sector. Women cannot be left out. That is why FAU, in its efforts to promote inclusive and efficient agricultural food systems, is enhancing the capacity of rural women to engage in and benefit more from profitable value chains. This learning exchange and high-level dialogue is an opportunity for all of us to mainstream gender equality in agriculture and food security, based on participants' experiences and expertise. In Rwanda, we have what we call gender budget statements, GBS, which is a requirement from all budget entities, and it is one of the annexes we submit to parliament when we submit our budgets. We have set up this network to ensure that vision that consists of encouraging in all countries of the world, inclusive and equitable agricultural development in terms of gender, and which can promote food and nutrition security, also allows us to reduce poverty considerably. We have enacted gender-responsive laws, and the implementation requires ownership by the implementers. In Africa, the patriarchal system still has an influence on gender relations, which leads to inequalities toward women. Gender-responsive governance requires an honest political will, because you hear their good words from the leadership, but when you go to the ground generally, you don't have the frequency matching between words and action.