{{A study conducted by ActionAid-Rwanda shows that women have more potential to contribute towards food security.}}<\/p>\n
However, majority of women are vulnerable and small scale farmers who rarely benefit from various government initiatives aimed at improving agriculture.<\/p>\n
ActionAid\u2019s country director Josephine Uwamariya, says the campaign aims at assisting women engaged in small scale farming particularly in rural areas. <\/p>\n
Explaining activities of the weeklong campaign, Uwamariya insisted that affected women ought to unite in order to request for necessities with a stronger voice. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis will first be enabled through debates at the local level where villagers will learn how to freely present their problems. Similar debates will be held at national level where ActionAid staff will meet government officials such as policy makers in order to influence better planning that benefits poor farmers,\u201d Uwamariya said.<\/p>\n
Prior to the debates, the NGO\u2019s staff will train women farmers on how to group themselves into cooperatives. <\/p>\n
According to Sulah Nuwamanya, the ActionAid\u2019s partnership development and communications manager, women cooperatives wouldn\u2019t only improve their yield but also increase their chances of access to credit from financial institutions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want women to know their rights, assist them in forming cooperatives and I believe with more support from government this program will facilitate poverty eradication,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n
The campaign is in line with global celebration of the World Food Day, major activities will be conducted in Districts such as Musanze, Nyaruguru and Nyanza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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