Results

Women in business are at the heart of FAO’s mandate to reduce rural poverty and achieve food security for all.  That’s why in October 2022, 50 women entrepreneurs working in the agrifood sector across Sub-Saharan Africa were chosen to participate in the first year of the FAO-IAFN Women’s Accelerator Mentorship Programme for Women-led SMEs in Africa.  Participants were selected from an open call for expressions of interest by a panel of experts from FAO and IAFN.  CONNECT Portal will be regularly featuring the stories of the hard-working women who took part in the programme. You can read the eleventh in our series of articles on these women below.    Rahel Heruy Rahel...

Women in business are at the heart of FAO’s mandate to reduce rural poverty and achieve food security for all.  That’s why in October 2022, 50 women entrepreneurs working in the agrifood sector across Sub-Saharan Africa were chosen to participate in the first year of the FAO-IAFN Women’s Accelerator Mentorship Programme for Women-led SMEs in Africa.  Participants were selected from an open call for expressions of interest by a panel of experts from FAO and IAFN.  CONNECT Portal will be regularly featuring the stories of the hard-working women who took part in the programme. You can read the tenth in our series of articles on these women below.    Margret Paida...

Women in business are at the heart of FAO’s mandate to reduce rural poverty and achieve food security for all.  That’s why in October 2022, 50 women entrepreneurs working in the agrifood sector across Sub-Saharan Africa were chosen to participate in the first year of the FAO-IAFN Women’s Accelerator Mentorship Programme for Women-led SMEs in Africa.  Participants were selected from an open call for expressions of interest by a panel of experts from FAO and IAFN.  CONNECT Portal will be regularly featuring the stories of the hard-working women who took part in the programme. You can read the ninth in our series of articles on these women below.    Lilian Uwintwali Lilian...

Women in business are at the heart of FAO’s mandate to reduce rural poverty and achieve food security for all.  That’s why in October 2022, 50 women entrepreneurs working in the agrifood sector across Sub-Saharan Africa were chosen to participate in the first year of the FAO-IAFN Women’s Accelerator Mentorship Programme for Women-led SMEs in Africa.  Participants were selected from an open call for expressions of interest by a panel of experts from FAO and IAFN.  CONNECT Portal will be regularly featuring the stories of the hard-working women who took part in the programme. You can read the eighth in our series of articles on these women...

Deforestation, soil degradation and the loss of natural wetlands have put the productivity of more than a third of Sri Lanka's land area either in decline or under stress, threatening livelihoods and leading to rising poverty and falling food security. However, by adopting modern production techniques which promote sustainable land use, farmers in the country have found a way not only to increase their profitability and productivity, but also to preserve the country's cherished ecosystem.   Sri Lanka's Department of Agriculture (DoA) and Cargills Ceylon LLC worked together with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to successfully implement...