الرجال والنساء في الريف يتكلمون
29 11 2016
A farmer from the Khulna division in the southwest of Bangladesh, tells her story of success through a FAO project.
Rural women are often more vulnerable to the impact of climate change as their livelihoods depend on agriculture and they typically receive less education than their city counterparts. Preserving and planting traditional seeds can help mitigate the effects of climate change, and UN Women supports women seed growers in Morocco...
Description: We tell the story of Isabel Deitliens, a Mozambican woman who pursued her dream of becoming a commercial fruit farmer. Isabel took advantage of a UN Women-supported policy initiative that increased Mozambican women’s access to farmland and productive resources. Isabel now owns and operates a successful fruit farm that...
Description: We tell the story of Daphne Bayayi, a Zimbabwean woman who pursued her dream of becoming a commercial farmer. Daphne took advantage of a UN Women-supported land reform programme that increased Zimbabwean women’s access to farm land and productive resources. Daphne now owns and operates a successful tobacco farms...