In the face of CoVID-19 and its harsh realities, there is a relentless group of people combating this plight for survival... Adiza is a maize farmer who owns some appreciable acres in the Northern Regions of Ghana. Being born and bred there, she has come to understand the hardships of being a woman in a male-dominated industry as this has been her only means of fending for her family of 3. “Getting what to feed the family has always been a problem for me. I am not able to afford the inputs needed for production and this affects my harvests badly. My story got worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Like many women as Adiza, CoVID-19 and feminine disparity has inadvertently shaped the socio-economic narrative for Sub-Saharan Africa,with agriculture and agribusiness receiving its fair share of the disproportionate impact of CoVID-19.
How can we change the narrative?
Data, Data all the way: To enable a pragmatic approach to improve the resilience time frame and revert to better livelihoods by our heroes, it is expedient to have the necessary age-gender disaggregated data to make salient policies surrounding gender violence, rights to opportunities, and other activities that positively or negatively impact the socio-economic wellbeing of women like Adiza.
Bridging the gap of gender inequality in agriculture and agribusiness industry; With this, we are enabling Small and Micro-enterprises with financial credit facilities, unbiased access to markets, and value chain strengthening of female farmer-run businesses.
Investing in Female agricultural leadership and their empowering their informal and networks to improve survival and recovery of the industry amidst CoVID-19.
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