A United States Agency for International Development initiative, Africa Lead II, has facilitated the formation of women network to venture into agribusiness and help accelerate agricultural growth, raise income and fight poverty.
The Women in Agribusiness Network Ghana (WIANG) under the management of a nine-member leadership, has been launched attracting applause from local and international partners.
The network is expected to establish a national resource platform to promote and assist women develop their agribusinesses, document and share knowledge of best practices.
Ms Carla Denizard, Regional Director of West and Central Africa Lead II, urged women to see agriculture as a business and adopt the necessary modern technology to boost productivity and efficiency.
She underpinned the role women as shakers and movers of the agricultural sector in raising output and as a means to improve livelihood, reduce hunger, poverty and enhance nutrition.
Ms Denizard noted that women play pivotal role in farming activities despite many challenges facing them but, said they could make agricultural institutions stronger to accelerate growth and development through networking and innovative programmes.
She assured the women body that the Africa Lead II as capacity building initiative would continue work to boost Africa’s agriculture hierarchy to develop, manage, and lead their own programmes in the sector
Source: newsghana.com.gh
