WUNRN
Global Fund for Women
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Women
are the backbone of agriculture and food production in Africa, working its
arable land and feeding its population by producing 80% of its food. But
African women farmers’ perspectives are excluded from conversations that
determine agricultural policies and priorities, while discriminatory laws and practices
deprive them of their land, their rights, and their livelihoods.
"Seeds don't care who you are, how tall, how poor or rich, or how much education you have." – Global Fund for Women grantee partner Daughters of Mumbi
The Global Fund for Women wants African women
farmers front and center of debates on agriculture and food security, and we
believe donors should fund their activities. So in 2011, we embarked on an
initiative focused on supporting women's rights, agriculture, and advocacy
training in Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Uganda.
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