Africa’s women farmers need better access to information
Feb 26, 2021
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A recent virtual round table hosted by Standard Bank and the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, revealed that women are the bedrock of rural Africa as producers, marketers and household heads responsible for nutrition within the family.
“They are also the labourers up and down the value chain, producing, distributing and determining how produce is consumed. They are key role players in the rural sector,” notes Nidhi Tandon, UN Women’s socio-economic
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