ACTION AID ZAMBIA HAS NOTED THAT DESPITE WOMEN ACCOUNTING FOR OVER 60PERCENT OF ALL AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION MOST ZAMBIA WOMEN FARMERS DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OR OWNERSHIP OVER THEIR LAND.
ACCORDING TO ACTION AID ZAMBIA, WOMEN’S ACCESS, CONTROL AND OWNERSHIP OF LAND IS VITAL IN FIGHTING POVERTY AND SECURING A HUNGER FREE ZAMBIA.
THE ORGANIZATION TOGETHER WITH WOMEN FARMERS IS IN THE PROCESS OF LAUNCHING THE CAMPAIGN “VOTE AGAINST HUNGER-A HUNGER FREE ZAMBIA POSSIBLE IN VIEW OF THIS YEAR GENERAL ELECTIONS IN WHICH IT AIMS TO ENSURE THAT THE VOICES OF ZAMBIAN WOMEN FARMERS ARE HEARD AND THEIR NEEDS ARE PRIORITIZED IN POLITICAL AGENDA.
ACTION AID SAYS WHAT ZAMBIAN WOMEN FARMERS WANT IS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN FARMERS IN DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES WHICH PROMOTE INCREASED INVESTMENT IN WOMEN FARMERS BY GOVERNMENT.
ACTION AID HAS CONDUCTED AN ANALYSIS OF THE PARTY MANIFESTOS ON AGRICULTURE SECTION IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC AND WOMEN FARMERS’ KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEIR POLITICAL PARTIES’ COMMITMENTS TO THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR AND WOMEN FARMERSpublished by augustine
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