'Gender equality and women empowerment in food and agriculture'

'Gender equality and women empowerment in food and agriculture'
01:29 Apr 3, 2022
'To enhance the resilience and empowerment of rural women       FAO\'s Flexible Multi-Partner Mechanism promotes community-led approaches   such as the Dimitra Clubs      Women empowerment      In Chadakori, Niger, the women of the Dimitra clubs      piloted free sessions of training on composting techniques, where:        25 trained farmers were asked by the clubs to share their knowledge   Benefitted 5,000 people, 60% of which were women   789 compost pits were built, producing 20 tons of organic matter were produced in just 2 weeks      “Not only has composting allowed me to save costs, but the compost has also improved the fertility of my field”- Rabi Yaou, training participant.        The FMM subprogramme inspired radio stations to broadcast the results,    motivating other villages to also learn about composting.        Thanks to the support of the FMM,    FAO is promoting inclusive community engagement      and women’s empowerment in Africa            Be part of the solution.      Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=FAOoftheUN    Follow FAO on social media!  * Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/UNFAO  * Instagram - https://instagram.com/fao * LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/fao  * TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@fao * Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/fao/ * Weibo - https://www.weibo.com/unfao  © FAO: http://www.fao.org  #SDGs #Agenda2030 #GlobalGoals' 

Tags: event , united nations , partnerships , fund , sustainable development , fao , food systems , food and agriculture organization of the united nations , fao.org , Agenda2030 , #Agenda2030 , GlobalGoals , #GlobalGoals , SDGs , #SDGs , Private Sector , fmm , food and agriculture organization of the un , Build Back Better , Financing for Development , Flexible funding.

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